Dinari expands blockchain-based stock trading to eligible U.S. investors

Dinari expands blockchain-based stock trading to eligible U.S. investors

The launch pairs Dinari's dShares with USDC settlement for 724 stocks, including every company in the S&P 500, and opens the tokenized-equity platform to eligible U.S. users.

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Fact Check
All core components of the claim are corroborated by primary and authoritative sources. The tZERO deal is confirmed by tZERO's own July 8, 2026 press release describing a regulated framework for broker-dealers to offer tokenized U.S. equities via Dinari's dShares. The FINRA broker-dealer approval is confirmed by Reuters (June 26, 2025) and Dinari's own dShares page identifying Dinari Securities LLC as an SEC-registered, FINRA-member broker-dealer. Fortune (Aug 4, 2026) confirms U.S. investors can trade dShares via USDC-funded self-custody wallets and that Dinari is working to bring the entire S&P 500 on-chain. The only caveat is the Circle partnership framing: Fortune presents it as an exclusive, and CryptoBriefing notes it had not independently verified a direct Dinari-Circle partnership—but this does not undermine the headline claim about FINRA approval, the tZERO deal, USDC funding, or the S&P 500 ambition.
Summary

Dinari has opened its tokenized U.S. stock platform to eligible U.S. investors, letting them buy and sell 724 equities, including every company in the S&P 500, from self-custody wallets using USDC. The company said each dShare token is backed 1:1 by a real share held in regulated custody and is structured to preserve traditional shareholder rights including dividends, voting participation and corporate actions. The service is available through Dinari's own trading app and partner platforms, and currently runs on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base and Avalanche, with Solana and Sei listed as coming soon. Dinari said the launch uses its regulated broker-dealer and transfer agent infrastructure and marks the first time eligible U.S. investors have been added to a distribution network that already spans more than 85 countries. The rollout comes as tokenized equities draw rising attention across crypto and traditional finance. Dinari's custodial model differs from offshore mirror-share structures used by some rivals and from approaches that seek to issue shares natively onchain. The company also warned that secondary trading in tokenized securities can be illiquid and said shifting legal and regulatory treatment could affect availability, token values and transferability.

Terms & Concepts
  • dShares: Dinari's tokenized stock tokens, each backed 1:1 by a corresponding share held in regulated custody.
  • self-custody wallets: Crypto wallets controlled directly by users, allowing them to hold assets without relying on a traditional broker or exchange.
  • tokenized equities: Blockchain-based representations of shares or share-linked exposure designed to enable trading and transfer on crypto networks.