Crypto exchange Bitget said on Tuesday it has launched Stock+, a feature that lets eligible users buy and hold US-listed shares using USDC and other digital assets.
Orders are routed through regulated brokerage infrastructure rather than tokenized wrappers. Bitget’s support documentation says the product is provided by Parsa Financial Services Pty Ltd, an FSCA-licensed South African subsidiary, with clearing and custody handled by RQD Clearing and Atomic Vaults Securities. Both firms are SEC-registered broker-dealers, FINRA BrokerCheck records show.
Users receive underlying share ownership with cash dividends, stock split adjustments, and inbound transfers from participating brokers. Stock assets are held in segregated custody by RQD Clearing, according to Bitget’s support guide.
“Access is important, but ownership matters too,” said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. “Giving users access to real ownership of US-listed companies is how we actually bridge financial markets.”
The product is distinct from Bitget’s existing rToken offering, which provides tokenized beneficial interests backed 1:1 by shares in custody but does not constitute direct brokerage shareholding. US residents are excluded under Bitget’s terms of use.
Stock+ builds on the exchange’s early-June Stocks 2.0 upgrade, which introduced Reality’s rToken products across more than 500 US stocks and ETFs. Bitget said rToken AUM has exceeded $50 million.
