A new digital investment service allowing users to trade tokenized U.S. stocks directly within Telegram has been launched in Uzbekistan as part of a pilot program overseen by the country’s National Agency for Prospective Projects.

On March 5, a new “Crypto Stocks” section was introduced within the Wallet feature in Telegram, giving users access to more than 60 tokenized shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The one-month pilot program began in March 2026 and is being implemented with support from Asterium, described as Uzbekistan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

The service allows users to buy, sell, store, and transfer tokenized versions of shares in major U.S. companies such as Apple, Tesla, Netflix, and Amazon, as…