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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announces plans for tokenized U.S. stocks backed 1:1 by actual shares

Story Overview

Coinbase plans to introduce tokenized U.S. stocks that sit directly on blockchain rails while remaining backed one-for-one by real shares, giving holders the ability to trade, hold, redeem, and collect dividends through smart contracts instead of traditional intermediaries.

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Brian Armstrong@brian_armstrong#398inTech

For the first time, these are real 1:1 backed tokenized stocks you can trust. You own an actual chunk of the company onchain.

Other current solutions are some form of derivative or IOU - not real ownership.

Our product will give all the benefits of true ownership, with all the benefits of tokenized assets. This is a great step towards unlocking global access to U.S. markets

Coinbase 🛡️@coinbase

The first real, 1:1 backed tokenized stocks are coming.

→ Own actual tokenized shares of U.S. companies → Trade, hold, and redeem - all onchain → Automatically receive dividends

No derivatives, no IOUs.

Welcome to the future of stocks.

7:34 AM · Jun 16, 2026 · 200.5K Views

Market Adoption

True ownership arrives onchain without derivatives

The announcement stresses that these tokens represent actual shares rather than IOUs, so users can exercise full rights like dividend receipt automatically via code.

Open Question

Rollout timing and eligible stocks stay unspecified

No dates, initial stock list, or access rules have been shared yet, leaving open how soon anyone can actually use the feature.

Sentiment

Many users expressed excitement about Coinbase's 1:1 backed tokenized U.S. stocks delivering true onchain ownership, while others objected over platform reliability, UI issues, and accusations of misleading claims about being first.

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116 comments with sentiment.

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Brian Armstrong@brian_armstrong

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Hüseyin Örskaya@orskyai

@brian_armstrong Same thing happened in 2017 with DAO tokens, didn't end well.

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Brian Armstrong@brian_armstrong

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Brian Armstrong@brian_armstrong

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Emilie Choi 🛡️@emiliemc

Welcome to the future of stocks

Coinbase 🛡️@coinbase

The first real, 1:1 backed tokenized stocks are coming.

→ Own actual tokenized shares of U.S. companies → Trade, hold, and redeem - all onchain → Automatically receive dividends

No derivatives, no IOUs.

Welcome to the future of stocks.

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Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth)@antoniogm

Real onchain equities are coming.

Coinbase 🛡️@coinbase

The first real, 1:1 backed tokenized stocks are coming.

→ Own actual tokenized shares of U.S. companies → Trade, hold, and redeem - all onchain → Automatically receive dividends

No derivatives, no IOUs.

Welcome to the future of stocks.

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Mags@magsonthemoon

@brian_armstrong

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CryptoDep@Crypto_Dep

@brian_armstrong 👀👀👀

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Aerodrome@AerodromeFi

@brian_armstrong Claude, cancel all my appointments.

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Buzzkllll@Buzzkllll

@brian_armstrong big... if the onchain part is truly open. the question I keep coming back to with tokenized equities: composable and permissionless, or gated to approved wallets? that one detail decides whether builders can do anything with them.

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Sensei@SenseiSOL

@brian_armstrong Why you lying to your community? Im sure you already heard about what @Backpack and @solana did with $SPCX

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simple@simplemfer

@brian_armstrong that’s nuts. is it going to be on @base ?

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Ski Bum 🦣@SkiTheWeast

@brian_armstrong @grok what Blockchain are these stocks being tokenized on?

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Base App@baseapp

@brian_armstrong Bald, bullish, and based.

That's the ultimate triple threat.

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marty@Sellingvol

@brian_armstrong SIPC insured? @grok he said “all the benefits of true ownership”

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Jacob Canfield@JacobCanfield

@brian_armstrong @coinbase No US sucks.

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Mags@magsonthemoon

@damienirel @brian_armstrong yes

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Filecoin@Filecoin

@brian_armstrong Every share and transfer needs a provenance record that holds up independently when someone disputes it years later.

Verifiable storage is what gives that record teeth.

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Teen LaQueefah@WeedyHerralsun

@HereWeGrooow @brian_armstrong @coinbase Yes. Terra controlled Mir & should face penalty.

As a customer of Coinbase, onus of liability (promoting 1:1 backing) falls on them. They accepted the mint, paid the gas to transfer, & served as validator.

CB should be fighting this. Have to wonder why they’re not.

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MadCanny 🎒@Somuchmorefun

@brian_armstrong Sorry to break it to you sir, but @coinbase is second. @Backpack Exchange already did this with great success with the $spcx IPO. Real tradable stock. The volume has been outstanding. It's been all over X. Check for yourself.

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AvaxJ🔺@avaxjesus

@MidwestCowboy6 @brian_armstrong @CoinbaseDuck i guess on chain yea

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