Overview
- Bitget announced Stock+ on Monday as a new feature that lets eligible users buy full and fractional U.S. stocks by converting crypto into Circle’s USDC for settlement.
- Trades are routed through U.S.-licensed brokers such as RQD Clearing and Atomic Vaults Securities so Bitget says buyers receive underlying shares eligible for cash dividends and split adjustments.
- Users do not hold registrable shares in their own name because Bitget mediates shareholder rights like voting and dividend handling through its platform rather than passing those rights directly to customers.
- The rollout is highly restricted by jurisdiction and excludes the U.S., the U.K., the EU, Canada, Australia and many other markets, and inbound broker transfers are allowed now while outbound transfers are not yet available.
- Stock+ sits inside Bitget’s Stocks 2.0 suite alongside its rToken tokenized stocks and highlights a wider industry push to merge crypto wallets with brokerage plumbing while raising open questions about custody, portability and which parties ultimately hold legal title.