A crypto exchange that lets you buy real stocks with stablecoins sounds like a 2021 pitch deck that never shipped. MEXC has just shipped it.
The exchange launched RealStocks on June 1st. This is a product that allows eligible users to purchase and hold actual stocks in companies listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ. Not tokenized approximations, synthetic exposures, and perpetual contracts that track stock prices. Real stocks held through a broker and with full shareholder rights, including dividends.
How RealStocks actually works
Users stay within the MEXC interface they already know, trade in USDT, and buy stocks in over 100 US-listed companies. Trading sessions are timed to coincide with the Nasdaq market. When the bell rings, trade. If not, wait.
During the launch period, MEXC will waive all platform trading fees. zero. For a platform with a user base of over 40 million people, this is a huge incentive to get people to try stocks for the first time.
The product went through a beta testing phase that started on May 26th. Its beta attracted more than 20,000 users before its full rollout.
Why cryptocurrency exchanges want to sell Apple stock
Tens of millions of crypto-native users around the world face real friction when trying to access the U.S. stock market, including currency conversion, brokerage account requirements, jurisdiction-specific regulatory hurdles, and the general awkwardness of switching between two completely separate financial ecosystems.
MEXC CEO Vugar Usi planned the launch under an initiative called “Infinite Opportunities,” positioning RealStocks as a bridge between crypto users and the stock market. Usi described the product as part of the exchange’s efforts to integrate crypto users into the stock market environment ahead of what it expects to be a busy year for initial public offerings in 2026.
MEXC is implementing launch incentives that include a $1 million equity prize pool associated with SpaceX (PRE) airdrops and trading activities.
Competitive environment and what investors should pay attention to
MEXC is not the first crypto platform to play with stocks. FTX offered tokenized shares before its spectacular implosion. Binance briefly listed the stock token in 2021, then delisted it under regulatory pressure. The difference this time is the structure. MEXC does not create derivative tokens, but rather provides access to real stocks through brokers.
Users trust crypto exchanges to store their stock positions through broker intermediaries. Smart users will want to understand the custody chain before storing large sums of money in stocks through a platform primarily known for trading digital assets.
