Amplify ETFs Doubles Down on Crypto: Launches Stablecoin & Tokenization Funds to Capture Next Wave
Forget just tracking Bitcoin—Amplify ETFs just placed a massive bet on the infrastructure underpinning the entire digital asset economy.
The New Building Blocks
The fund giant isn't just dipping a toe; it's diving into the plumbing. Their new stablecoin-focused fund targets the trillion-dollar rails for digital payments and DeFi, while the tokenization fund aims squarely at the seismic shift of real-world assets—think real estate, bonds, art—onto blockchain ledgers. It's a play on the 'picks and shovels' of the crypto gold rush.
Why This Move Matters Now
This isn't speculative retail fodder. This is institutional-grade positioning for a maturing market. Stablecoins have become the de facto settlement layer for crypto, and tokenization is widely seen as the multi-trillion-dollar endgame for blockchain utility. Amplify is effectively offering a regulated, familiar wrapper for investors who believe the real value isn't in the coins themselves, but in the systems that make them useful.
The Finance World's Cynical Nod
Let's be real—Wall Street finally figured out it's easier to sell an ETF than explain a wallet. Another day, another wrapper for an asset class that was built to bypass the very middlemen now repackaging it. The irony is thicker than a legacy bank's fee schedule.
The signal is clear: the race to productize crypto's core utilities for the mainstream portfolio is officially on. Buckle up.
STBQ Targets the Expanding Stablecoin Economy
The Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF is designed to provide targeted exposure to equities and digital assets that underpin the stablecoin ecosystem.
Stablecoins—digital assets engineered to maintain price stability relative to fiat currencies—now facilitate more than $9 trillion in annual transaction volume, according to industry estimates.
Analysts project the market could expand from roughly $300 billion today to more than $3.7 trillion by 2030 as use cases broaden across payments, trading, and settlement.
STBQ focuses on companies and crypto-linked assets generating meaningful revenue from payments technology, digital asset infrastructure, and trading platforms.
The fund seeks investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the MarketVector Stablecoin Technology Index (MVSTBQ).
At each rebalance, between 25% and 50% of the portfolio may be allocated to crypto assets tied to stablecoin and decentralized finance use cases.
TKNQ Targets the Tokenization of Real-World Assets
The Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF targets companies and digital assets driving the tokenization of real-world assets. Tokenization allows assets such as equities, bonds, and real estate to be represented as blockchain-based tokens, allowing for fractional ownership, faster settlement, and improved transparency.
Analysts estimate that tokenized assets could grow from approximately $176 billion today to more than $3.6 trillion by 2030, driven by increasing institutional adoption and regulatory progress.
TKNQ invests across tokenization platforms, blockchain infrastructure providers, exchanges, custodians, brokerages, and financial institutions, advancing real-world asset digitization.
The fund seeks to track the MarketVector Tokenization Technology Index (MVTKNQ), with 25% to 50% exposure to qualifying crypto-related assets at the time of rebalance.
Regulation and Institutional Momentum Shape the Backdrop
The launch of STBQ and TKNQ comes during growing regulatory clarity for digital finance infrastructure. In the United States and Europe, evolving frameworks are increasingly positioning stablecoins and tokenization as compliant components of modern financial systems.
This shift has encouraged deeper institutional participation, particularly in payments, settlement, and capital markets infrastructure, said the firm.
Exec Perspective and Broader ETF Strategy
“Amplify has been committed to digital finance innovation for over eight years,” said Christian Magoon, chief executive officer of Amplify ETFs.
“Stablecoins and tokenization are becoming important components of modern financial infrastructure, and with STBQ and TKNQ, we’re continuing our work to deliver ETF solutions that help investors access these advancing areas of the market,” Magoon added.
Amplify Launches XRP-Based Option Income ETF
In November, Amplify ETFs introduced the first XRP-based option income exchange-traded fund, the Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Premium Income ETF (XRPM).
Amplify ETFs launches XRPM — the first XRP-based option income ETF — targeting a 3% monthly premium. $XRP $XRPMhttps://t.co/pOY70p4pnT
The new fund expands Amplify’s YieldSmart family—an options-focused ETF lineup designed to balance income generation with capital appreciation. XRPM offers exposure to XRP’s price dynamics while pursuing high, recurring income through an actively managed covered call strategy.
