Exclusive: Dinari, founded by Stripe and Apple alums, partners with Circle to offer tokenized stocks to U.S. investors

Dinari, a startup co-founded by individuals previously associated with Stripe and Apple, has teamed up with Circle to provide U.S. investors with the ability to trade tokenized stocks directly from their self-custody wallets. The San Mateo-based company has announced plans to tokenize the entire S&P 500, making these digital shares available for purchase by American investors.

According to Dinari's CEO Gabriel Otte, this move represents a significant shift in how stock transactions are conducted, as the process becomes faster, more transparent, and accessible to a wider range of investors. By integrating with the $300 billion stablecoin market and the $60 trillion U.S. equities market, Dinari aims to bridge these two realms, offering users a more efficient and equitable way to engage with traditional securities.

The company's model replaces the conventional brokerage system with a blockchain-based platform, where users can instantly fund their accounts using the stablecoin USDC. Otte, a former Apple engineer and successful entrepreneur, was inspired to create Dinari after encountering issues with the opaque nature of traditional wealth management services and the centralized nature of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation.

The startup's innovative approach to stock trading could potentially reshape the industry, providing greater transparency and accessibility to a previously limited segment of investors.