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Fractional shares & 24/7 markets

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Buy $5 of NVDA at 3am on a Sunday. That's the whole pitch.

Tokenized equities are divisible down to 18 decimals. That's not just a technical detail — it means the minimum position size is functionally $0.

Why fractional matters

A single share of NVDA or MSTR is out of reach for a lot of first-time investors. Fractional turns 'I could buy a share if I saved for a month' into 'I can start with lunch money'.

Why 24/7 matters

Markets don't stop moving because Wall Street closed for the weekend. Earnings drop after hours. Macro news breaks on Sundays. On-chain tokens keep quoting a live price, so you can react when the news happens, not when the exchange opens on Monday.

The honest caveat

Off-hours liquidity is thinner. Spreads widen. Big prints move the price further. That's the same reality as any 24/7 market — plan your entries and use slippage protection.