Yesterday, the NYSE officially announced that Wall Street is actually going on-chain.

This could be the most important signal in the crypto world in 2026.

The NYSE and its parent company ICE officially announced that they are developing a tokenized securities trading platform, which has already been submitted to the SEC for approval.

This platform offers 24/7 trading + instant settlement, so you can buy NVIDIA in the middle of the night or bottom out on weekends. Traditional US stocks require T+1 to access funds, but on-chain US stocks settle in seconds.

Fragmented trading + stablecoin payments—if you can't afford a whole share of NVIDIA, now you can buy just $10 worth. The NYSE is also accepting stablecoins, breaking down the walls between cryptocurrencies and traditional finance, pushed by Wall Street itself.

What does this mean for retail investors?

The narrative has completely changed. Previously, they said "blockchain is a scam."

Now, the NYSE is directly launching an on-chain trading platform and accepting stablecoin payments. It's not us begging them to adopt it; they are proactively using our technology.

The status of stablecoins is different now. The NYSE accepting stablecoin payments means USDT, USDC, and possibly others could become one of the settlement currencies for global stock trading in the future.

This is a real, massive application scenario for the crypto world—not just "trading coins," but "using coins."

The competition among public blockchains is heating up. The NYSE said this platform will "support multiple blockchain networks."

So the question is: Ethereum? Solana? Or creating a dedicated chain? The chain capable of handling trillions of dollars in US stock trading volume will become the winner of the next cycle.

Nini's view: Previously, the crypto world and traditional finance were two separate worlds. Now, Wall Street is actively going on-chain, bringing decades of financial experience, trillions of dollars in funds, and top-tier regulatory resources into the space.

This is both an opportunity and a challenge. The opportunity lies in lowered barriers, increased liquidity, and more diverse ways to combine US stocks and crypto assets.

The challenge is that Wall Street's "scythe" is sharper than that of crypto project teams. They are more professional at "harvesting" retail investors.

So stay alert. In the long run, this is indeed a historic turning point.

The boundary between TradFi and DeFi is being broken by Wall Street itself.

2026 may truly be the inaugural year of the "Great Financial Integration."