Binance has widened access to its bstocks tokenised-equity platform, allowing all eligible retail and institutional users to use tokenised stocks as collateral for futures and margin trading.
The exchange announced the change on 21 September, extending a facility that was previously available only to high-volume VIP 3 and above accounts. The new access applies to both portfolio margin and cross margin accounts, although users remain subject to valuation haircuts, margin requirements and regulatory safeguards.
The expansion follows rapid growth since bstocks launched in June 2026. The platform recorded more than $30 billion in cumulative trading volume in fewer than 90 days and accounted for about 85% of tokenised-equity decentralised exchange (DEX) volume in July.
Binance said traders would be able to borrow quote assets through cross-margin or portfolio-margin accounts to buy bstocks with leverage of up to 5x.
The arrangement also allows traditional stockholders to convert equity holdings into bstocks. They can then use those assets within decentralised finance (DeFi) and margin products while remaining eligible for dividend distributions.
In portfolio-margin accounts, bstocks may be posted as collateral while also being used as a hedge against futures short positions.
“The powerful use case is that users do not need to think about tokenized equities and crypto positions as separate portfolios,” said Shunyet Jan, Head of Exchange and Trading at Binance.
“They can maintain continuous exposure to a sector or ETF-linked bStocks while using those same assets as collateral to manage risk or pursue tactical opportunities. That is where tokenization starts to become truly useful.”
The growth of bstocks comes as the wider tokenised-stock market sees trading activity increase faster than its overall value. Year-to-date figures show that market capitalisation has grown by roughly four times, while monthly trading volume has risen by more than 33 times.
Binance said the difference points to rapid asset turnover, supported by the ability to trade around the clock.
Risk controls added for wider access
The exchange has introduced automated risk-management measures for VIP 0–2 accounts as the collateral facility becomes more widely available. Accounts that pass specified risk thresholds will face temporary operational restrictions, which will be removed automatically once safe margin levels have been restored.
VIP 3 and above accounts are not covered by those specific caps.
By adding tokenised stocks to its existing derivatives and margin infrastructure, Binance is bringing on-chain equity liquidity into its platform and the BNB Chain. The move is intended to allow crypto-native traders to manage exposure across different asset classes through the same account structure.
Binance has also introduced a range of fully backed tokenised securities representing selected U.S. stocks. The company’s new offering forms part of its broader expansion of tokenised equity products.
