3) On December 17, Securitize, a tokenization service provider, announced plans to launch its first fully compliant, on-chain trading platform for real listed company stocks in early 2026, which will allow investors to directly hold shares of real publicly traded companies issued and registered on the chain, and trade through a blockchain interface. Unlike synthetic stocks that only track stock prices through derivatives or offshore structures, Securitize's model provides complete legal ownership, with shares issued directly by the issuing company and recorded in the official shareholder register. $BTC $XRP