Bitget unveils Reality: Tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs

Bitget’s Reality platform tokenizes U.S. stocks and ETFs as rTokens, backed 1:1 by real shares, with DeFi integration, 24/5 access, and institutional-grade compliance.

Bitget has introduced Reality, a regulated platform dedicated to tokenizing real-world assets, starting with U.S. stocks and ETFs. Reality issues rTokens—on-chain representations of equities and ETFs—each backed 1:1 by actual shares held with FINRA-registered, SIPC-protected U.S. brokerages. The platform integrates with Bitget’s trading ecosystem, allowing users to mint and redeem rTokens using stablecoins. This provides 24/5 market access and enables rTokens to be used as collateral in DeFi applications. Reality also supports dividend and corporate-action handling, distributing dividends as tokens or converting them to USDT, while mirroring corporate actions on-chain. Aiming to bridge traditional finance and blockchain, Reality offers institutional-grade transparency, liquidity, and regulatory compliance. Initially focused on U.S. stocks and ETFs, the platform plans to expand to other asset classes, providing global, fractional access and improved capital efficiency.