The Estonian regulated exchange DX.Exchange will start offering shares of AlphaBet, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft Corporation, Tesla, Netflix, Baidu, Intel Corporation and Nvidia in the form of digital tokens as early as January 7. Tokenization of classic assets, which many consider the trend of 2019, in action. For trading security tokens, the crypto exchange will create a separate trading platform where traders will be able to buy shares of world-famous companies from the Nasdaq list. Moreover, purchases can be paid for with both digital coins and fiat currencies.

Trading in digital shares will be carried out on the basis of functionality already developed by the Nasdaq exchange, which should help avoid market manipulation. At the same time, the token really means the right to own a real share. Their acquisition is handled by the company's Cypriot partner — MPS Marketplace Securities, Ltd. This firm generates ERC-20 tokens based on Ethereum and is responsible for ensuring that everything that happens complies with the rules of the SEC and CFTC. In its announcement, DX.Exchange promises that the new platform will go live on January 7. The number of registered traders on the platform's main venue amounts to half a million users.