For a long time, I viewed crypto and traditional finance as two completely different worlds.

On the one hand—BTC, ETH, and other crypto assets. On the other—stocks of companies, the stock market, and regular brokerage accounts.

And then I started testing bStocks on Binance.

What I found most interesting wasn’t just the fact that you can gain exposure to well-known companies, but the mechanics themselves.

For example, when I buy a bStock, I’m not directly buying a regular share and becoming a shareholder of the company. That’s an important point that’s easy to miss if you only look at the name of the asset.

In essence, I get price exposure to the corresponding traditional asset through Binance’s crypto infrastructure.

And here, I noticed a few practical differences.

I don’t need to leave the crypto ecosystem to access this type of asset.

I can use USDT and trade with it in the Spot interface I’m familiar with.

Another interesting aspect is the ability to trade outside traditional exchange hours.

But this is where I set an important rule for myself:

bStock ≠ a regular stock.

So before I buy, I look not only at the company chart, but also at exactly what instrument I’m buying—what its terms are and what liquidity it has.