Stock-linked tokens deployed in DeFi reached $262.4 million by the end of September, up from approximately $14.66 million at the start of the year, representing a nearly 18-fold increase. Solana accounted for roughly $95.9 million of this amount, followed by Robinhood Chain at $79.9 million and Base at approximately $16 million. This growth is driven by new possibilities to use these tokens in automated markets or as collateral, though it introduces protocol and liquidity risks not found in traditional brokerage accounts. The $262 million figure represents assets being used in DeFi, not the total value of all outstanding tokenized equities. The significance of this amount lies in the programmable financial activity these assets enable, rather than simply being a blockchain-branded way to hold a stock.
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