Tokenized Stocks Reach $262 Million In DeFi, But The Growth Is Not All On Base

TL;DR: Stock-linked tokens deployed in DeFi reached an estimated $262.4 million across blockchains at the end of September, up nearly 18-fold from the start of 2026. Base accounted for about $16 million, not the entire total. Tokenized stocks are starting to do more than sit in digital wallets. A September 30 snapshot put approximately $262.4 million of stock-linked assets into decentralized finance applications across multiple blockchains, compared with around $14.66 million at the beginning of