# Binance 'Exploring' Stock Token Reintroduction: The Information

*Author: Jack Inabinet*
*Published: Jan 23, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/binance-wants-to-resurrect-stock-trading-the-information*

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With crypto exchanges and TradFi tycoons alike engaged in a frenzied arms race to launch their own tokenized stock markets,* The Information* now [reports](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/crypto-exchanges-want-trade-u-s-stocks-everywhere) that crypto exchange Binance is exploring a reintroduction of stock tokens.

### What's the Scoop?
- **Ready to Relaunch:** In the wake of numerous [warnings](https://www.theblock.co/post/111661/binance-ceases-stock-tokens-trading) from global financial regulators that its stock tokens may be issued in violation of the law, Binance [announced](https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/3a0304f3ee1c43668959c1b01f610d59) in July 2021 that it would cease all support for stock tokens. Now, *The Information** ***reports that the crypto exchange is exploring a reintroduction of markets for tokenized stocks.
- **'Exploring the Potential...":** A spokesperson for Binance seemed to soft-confirm the scoop, telling *The Information *that “exploring the potential to offer tokenized equities is a natural next step in our mission to bring trad fi [traditional finance] and crypto closer together.”
- **Growing Trend:** Tokenization has become a focal point of development for crypto-native and TradFi institutions alike over the past year; sector momentum is highly visible and continues to accelerate. JPMorgan is [issuing](https://www.bankless.com/read/j-p-morgan-sets-up-shop-on-base) deposits onchain with Base and Canton. The [DTCC](https://www.bankless.com/read/news/major-u-s-clearinghouse-receives-sec-go-ahead-to-initiate-asset-tokenization) and [NYSE](https://www.bankless.com/read/the-onchain-stock-exchange-of-the-future-is-almost-here) are advancing landmark tokenization initiatives. [Coinbase](http://coinbase.com/blog/system-update-the-future-of-finance-is-on-coinbase?), [Kraken](https://www.bankless.com/read/robinhood-unveils-stock-tokens-new-l2), and [Hyperliquid](https://www.bankless.com/read/hyperliquids-hip-3-era) have all shipped stock-related markets. 
![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2026/01/image-21.png)*Source: [The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/crypto-exchanges-want-trade-u-s-stocks-everywhere)*
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