HelloTrade has raised $4.6 million in seed funding to build
a new blockchain-based trading platform. Dragonfly Capital led the round. The
company said the funding closed in under a week. It cited investor interest in
the market and the founders’ earlier work at BlackRock, where they helped
launch the firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF.

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The launch comes as other crypto platforms explore new ways
to offer equity-linked products. Bitget and Kraken now provide “always-on”
tokenized U.S.
equities, including Apple, Tesla, and the S&P 500. These tokens clear
on-chain within seconds and trade 24/5. They do not require a traditional
brokerage account. Critics argue they resemble CFDs rather than real shares.

MEXC has also rolled out USDT-settled
stock futures with up to 5× leverage. The exchange said the contracts give
users exposure to U.S. equities without a standard brokerage setup.

Platform Offers Leveraged Trading for Retail

HelloTrade’s founders said access to global markets has long
been limited by geography, high capital requirements, and old brokerage
systems. They added that these limits affect both retail and professional users
seeking leveraged or directional exposure to equities. The company aims to
address these issues through a mobile-first product that removes several steps
that are common in crypto trading.

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Kevin Tang said “trading stocks with leverage shouldn’t be
gated by geography or account minimums.” He added that crypto derivatives
reshaped access to digital assets and that the company wants to apply “the same
ethos” to traditional markets.

The advisor group includes Arthur Hayes, Josh
Lim, David C., Larry Florio, and Andrew Saunders. HelloTrade said their
experience will support the platform’s development.

Founders Apply BlackRock Experience to Design

The platform runs on MegaETH. It will offer leveraged
exposure to equities, ETFs, commodities, and crypto. The company said there is
no wallet setup, no gas payments, and no technical language. Trades can be
placed at a speed similar to traditional brokers. HelloTrade said MegaETH
enables this by processing more than one hundred thousand transactions per
second.

Wyatt Raich said his time at BlackRock showed the scale of
global demand for secure and well-managed digital asset products. He said
working on IBIT, ETHA, and BUIDL highlighted an opportunity to bring similar
standards to a wider user base. He said this approach shapes HelloTrade’s
design.

This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.