Cryptocurrency exchange BINANCE is allowing its users to buy fractions of companies’ shares with a new tokenized stock trading service starting with Tesla.
- The crypto exchange announced Monday the launch of Binance Stock Tokens, zero-commission digital tokens which qualify holders for returns including dividends.
- From 1.35 p.m. UTC April 12, users will be able to buy fractions of Tesla shares which trade at $677 a share at the time of writing.
- Users will be able to purchase as little as one hundredth of a Tesla share, with prices settled in Binance USD (BUSD).
- The exchange’s native crypto Binance Coin (BNB) has surged more than 25% in the last 24 hours, reaching an all-time-high of $637.44. It is priced at $590.51 at press time. It's not immediately clear what is driving the price of the coin.