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London Stock Exchange to tokenize top UK stocks on blockchain
The London Stock Exchange partnered with Kraken's parent company Payward to bring the largest UK-listed equities onchain through the xStocks tokenized framework, enabling 24/5 trading exposure outside traditional market hours.
Why it matters for the crypto market
A major global exchange tokenizing real equities signals institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure moving into core market structure, widening crypto's role in traditional asset trading.
Source: CoinDesk
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