Bitget has rolled out Stock+, a new service that allows users to buy more than 10,000 real U.S. stocks and ETFs using USDC and other digital assets. The exchange says the product is not based on synthetic exposure or derivatives, and that settlement is handled through regulated brokers so users receive ownership of the underlying shares.
Using digital assets to enter the U.S. equity market
According to Bitget, Stock+ is designed for users who want to manage crypto and traditional assets within one account. Buying U.S. equities has usually required local brokerage access, bank transfers, account reviews, and separate financial rails across jurisdictions. Stock+ uses a different route: users can fund an account with digital assets, convert into USDC, and then trade listed U.S. equities. Trading access covers pre-market, regular hours, and after-hours sessions in line with U.S. market hours.
Bitget says the service supports direct trading in over 10,000 real stocks and ETFs, with the goal of reducing the split between crypto platforms and traditional brokerage infrastructure. In practical terms, the company is trying to place both sides of that experience inside a single account.
Ownership, dividends, and shareholder rights
The company places heavy emphasis on the ownership structure. Bitget says Stock+ is not a synthetic stock product and not a derivative instrument. Instead, users are said to hold the underlying stock and receive rights tied to that position, including cash dividends and stock split adjustments. Based on the company’s description, the service also includes full shareholder rights such as voting rights.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said the exchange has been working toward a “Universal Exchange” model that combines crypto assets, tokenized assets, commodities, and stocks. She said access matters, but ownership matters as well, and described direct stock ownership as the company’s way of connecting financial markets through one experience.
Brokerage transfers and a transfer subsidy campaign
Stock+ also supports inbound transfers of existing U.S. stock holdings from outside brokers through a standard transfer process. Bitget named Futu, Tiger, moomoo, Longbridge, Webull, and IBKR among the brokers covered by the campaign. Once transferred, those assets can continue to be held or traded inside a Bitget account.
To coincide with the launch, Bitget introduced a U.S. stock transfer acceleration campaign. Registration runs from June 22 at 19:00 to July 10 at 23:59 (UTC+8). Eligible users may receive up to $10,000 in transfer fee subsidies, with distributions scheduled weekly.
Part of Bitget’s Stocks 2.0 expansion
Bitget presents Stock+ as another step in its Stocks 2.0 plan. The article says the company announced a 2.0 upgrade for its stock-related services in early June 2024 and launched the compliant RWA protocol Reality along with its tokenized stock product line, rToken.
So far, Bitget says it has listed more than 500 tokenized products tied to U.S. stocks and ETFs, including SpaceX, Tesla, and NVIDIA. It also says rToken assets under management have exceeded $50 million. For Stock+, the exchange states that trading fees start at 0.1%, and a limited-time 50% fee discount will run through August 31, 2024.
The source article also states that the piece is sponsored content provided by Bitget and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to buy or sell assets.