Kraken Brings Tokenized US Stocks to European Investors Through xStocks Platform
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Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has opened its tokenized stock trading service to millions of European Union customers, marking a significant step in making US equity markets more accessible to international investors. The expansion, announced on September 10, 2025, allows eligible EU-based investors to trade digital versions of popular US stocks and exchange-traded funds directly through Kraken’s mobile app. The service uses blockchain technology to remove traditional barriers that have made US market access difficult and expensive for European investors. Breaking Down Investment Barriers European investors have long faced challenges when trying to invest in US markets. Traditional methods involve currency conversion fees, settlement delays, and restricted trading hours that limit when people can buy or sell stocks. Mark Greenberg, Kraken’s Global Head of Consumer, explained the problem: “For too long, it’s been unnecessarily challenging to gain exposure to US markets, and with xStocks we’re removing many of the barriers.” The xStocks platform addresses these issues by operating 24 hours a day, five days a week – far beyond regular US market hours. Users can also move their tokenized stocks between different platforms or store them in personal digital wallets, something impossible with traditional brokerage accounts. Impressive Trading Growth Since launching internationally in late June 2025, xStocks has generated remarkable trading activity. The platform has recorded over $3.84 billion in trading volume across both centralized and decentralized exchanges. Source: @krakenfx The most popular tokenized stocks include Tesla (TSLAx), Nvidia (NVDAx), MicroStrategy (MSTRx), and Circle (CRCLx). By mid-August, xStocks captured roughly 58% of all tokenized stock trading activity in the market. This success puts Kraken in competition with Robinhood, which launched similar services for European customers in June using different blockchain technology. How Tokenized Stocks Work Tokenized stocks are digital representations of real company shares. Each xStock token is backed one-to-one by actual…
