Key Takeaways:
Decentralized trading platform Monday Trade launched trading for 10 tokenized U.S. stocks on April 18, becoming the first to offer the instruments on the Monad Layer 1 network. The move enables traders to access major equities with 1:1 backing and on-chain settlement, bridging the gap between traditional finance and the DeFi ecosystem.
"By combining Anchored’s tokenization infrastructure with the speed and transparency of Monad, we’re eliminating the barriers that have kept everyday traders from accessing global stocks with the same efficiency as institutional players," said Mark Lee, Core Contributor at Monday Trade. "This launch is just the beginning of our vision to make all asset classes accessible on the Monad network."
The launch enables 24/5 trading and real-time settlement of tokenized stocks from top NASDAQ-listed companies, with all trades settled in USDC directly to a user's Web3 wallet. The tokens are issued by Anchored, which ensures they are 1:1 backed by the underlying securities held through licensed institutional broker partnerships. Built on Monad's high-performance architecture, the platform promises trade execution in milliseconds, leveraging the network's 10,000 transactions per second (TPS) and sub-second finality.
This integration taps into the rapidly growing Real-World Asset (RWA) sector, which now exceeds $21 billion in on-chain value, excluding stablecoins. The successful integration of traditional stocks onto a high-performance blockchain like Monad could significantly boost liquidity in the DeFi ecosystem on Monad and pressure traditional financial infrastructure to adopt similar technology for faster settlement and greater accessibility.
"Monday Trade’s launch of tokenized stock trading showcases Monad’s capability to handle complex financial applications at scale,” said Keone Hon, Co-Founder and GM at Monad Foundation. “We’re excited to see Monday Trade pioneering this new category on the network and demonstrating the future of high-frequency finance.”
The offering is part of Monday Trade’s Q2 2026 roadmap, which is focused on expanding asset availability. The partnership creates a vertically integrated stack where tokenized stocks can be traded with the speed, transparency, and self-custody that defines the Web3 space.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
