Swarm to Launch Tokenized Stocks on Plasma Mainnet

Swarm, a regulated decentralized finance platform with a total value locked (TVL) of around $7 million, will launch nine tokenized equities on Plasma when the blockchain’s mainnet launches on Thursday.

Once live, users will be able to trade tokenized shares of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Strategy (MSTR), Tesla (TSLA), Nvidia (NVDA), BlackRock (BLK), Intel (INTC), Coupang (CPNG), and Coinbase (COIN) against stablecoins.

Swarm said the tokenized equities are issued under the EU Prospectus Regulation, giving holders legal rights to the underlying securities. By pairing tokenized stocks with stablecoins, users can trade assets on-chain and access them 24/7.

The launch reflects the broader growth of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), which enable investors to access traditional assets, such as stocks or bonds, on blockchain networks. The RWA sector recently surpassed $30 billion in on-chain value, nearly doubling since January 2025.

“Stablecoins are the bridge between digital and traditional finance,” said Timo Lehes, co-founder of Swarm. “Pairing them with tokenized equities like Apple or MicroStrategy stock on Plasma means users can move easily between cash-like assets and regulated securities without leaving the chain.”

Plasma is a Layer 1 (L1) blockchain backed by Tether, Bitfinex, and Framework Ventures. It’s designed for stablecoin transfers and is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

The network is set to launch with more than $2 billion in committed liquidity, according to the project. The project’s token generation event (TGE) for its XPL token is also highly anticipated, with pre-markets implying a $7.5 billion valuation at the time of writing.

Swarm Expands

About a month ago, Swarm partnered with the Hedera Foundation to launch tokenized stocks on Hedera, an L1 blockchain with a TVL of roughly $114 million.

That rollout included a redemption pool that allowed users to cash out of tokenized stocks on-chain immediately, instead of waiting for the typical two-day settlement period, according to Hania Othman, Director of Financial Markets and Sustainability at Hedera.

These developments come as tokenized stocks gain momentum across both decentralized and centralized platforms. Centralized exchanges (CEXs) such as Kraken, Gemini, and Robinhood have all announced tokenized stock offerings for investors outside the U.S this year.