Solana co-founder tells US firms opposing tokenized stock trading to go private

Anatoly Yakovenko pushed back as more than 30 companies, including Goldman Sachs and Microsoft, objected to on-chain versions of their shares Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has a blunt message for US public companies that don’t want their shares traded on-chain. If they object to tokenized stock trading, he says, they should go private. The remark, made on October 28, 2026, lands in the middle of a growing standoff. On one side, tokenized equity trading volume is climbing fast. On the other, a lengthening list of well-known corporations wants nothing to do with it.