EXOD

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Rank #281•Infrastructure, Software as a service, Wallets
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EXOD put a stock certificate in a wallet without turning it into a cryptocurrency

Exodus made its Class A shares visible on public chains, but the decisive ledger remained with regulated transfer agents. EXOD's story is therefore about a two-layer security: self-custody can hold the representation, while law, voting, trading and corrections attach to the registered share.

The 2021 sale paired direct registration with a blockchain mirror

Exodus' Regulation A offering sold Class A common stock, not a utility token. Securitize recorded shareholders and later created a corresponding Algorand asset. That mirror made a share visible in an Exodus wallet, but the offering documents made the hierarchy explicit: the transfer-agent book was authoritative and the token had no rights independent of its matched share.

Self-custody arrived with a whitelist and a reversal desk

A direct holder could register an Algorand wallet, complete Securitize KYC and move EXOD to another approved address. Securitize checked both parties and corporate restrictions, updated the share register, reconciled the two ledgers nightly and could reverse a disputed blockchain movement. The private key controlled submission of a token transfer; it did not displace the transfer agent's power over legal title.

NYSE liquidity pulled shares back into book entry

EXOD moved from OTC quotation to NYSE American trading on December 18, 2024. A wallet representation cannot enter the exchange directly. The holder sends it back to Securitize, or unwinds a Solana representation through Superstate, then delivers the registered share to a broker. Tokenization and exchange liquidity are adjacent custody modes, not one continuous permissionless market.

One Class A vote survives tokenization—and remains outvoted ten to one

The underlying Class A share brings one vote and possible dividends declared by the board; Class B brings ten votes. A board-approved distribution is a shareholder right only after declaration, not a standing token yield. The reviewed governing and trading documents did not establish routine fixed-price issuer redemption or a holder put. Thus EXOD gives real corporate rights through the share register, while the token layer adds portability under administrator control rather than onchain governance.

How the project changed

  1. 2021-04
    Regulation A offering opens

    Exodus offers Class A common shares and appoints Securitize to maintain the shareholder register.

  2. 2021-05
    Algorand becomes the representation layer

    Exodus announces Algorand for digital common-stock tokens later identified as ASA 213345970.

  3. 2024-04-12
    EXOD reaches OTCQX

    Class A shares move through OTC markets while wallet tokens remain unavailable on a national exchange.

  4. 2024-12-18
    NYSE American trading begins

    The Class A share trades under EXOD; holders must use book-entry brokerage form for exchange transactions.

  5. 2025-10-20
    Solana adds a second tokenization route

    Superstate becomes co-transfer agent for an optional Solana representation alongside Securitize's Algorand route.

Evidence and primary sources

Last evidence review: 2026-09-05

What is EXOD?

EXOD identifies Class A common stock of Exodus Movement, Inc., a Texas corporation whose shares trade on NYSE American. The same ticker also appears in wallets as a tokenized representation. On Algorand, EXOD is Algorand Standard Asset 213345970 administered through SEC-registered transfer agent Securitize; since October 2025, shareholders may also tokenize through co-transfer agent Superstate on Solana.

The legal asset is the registered Class A share. Earlier SEC disclosure states that an Algorand Common Stock Token by itself is not the share and carries no separate economic, governance or ownership rights; it initiates a transfer that Securitize reconciles to its official register. Current company material describes the token together with its matched share as preserving the shareholder's full rights. Those statements agree once the representation and underlying share are kept separate.

What problem does EXOD solve?

Exodus sold Class A shares in a 2021 Regulation A offering while asking investors to hold a visible representation in a self-custody wallet. That created two records with different jobs: a public blockchain shows a token movement, while a regulated transfer agent decides who legally owns the security and whether a transfer complies with securities rules.

Tokenization therefore does not make EXOD permissionless. It changes the interface for direct-registered holders, but exchange trading, corporate voting, dividends and corrections still follow corporate law, the official share register and market infrastructure.

How does EXOD work?

Securitize creates, maintains and deletes Algorand representations one-for-one for direct-registered Class A shares. A holder may register a compatible wallet after KYC and whitelisting. A transfer between approved wallets can initiate a share transfer; Securitize validates restrictions, updates the stock ledger, reconciles movements after transfers and nightly, and may reverse a blockchain transaction when resolving a discrepancy. Exodus retains the right to replace its transfer agent.

EXOD stock began trading on NYSE American on December 18, 2024. Wallet tokens themselves do not trade on the exchange. To sell, a holder returns the representation to Securitize—or, for Solana, converts through Superstate—then moves book-entry shares to a supporting broker. Street-name brokerage holdings do not give the beneficial owner a self-custodied Algorand token.

Each Class A share has one vote; Class B has ten votes, so tokenization does not erase the dual-class control structure. Class A holders may receive dividends only if the board declares them from legally available funds. The 2025 filing says Exodus had never paid dividends and assumed zero expected yield, while a separate information statement records shareholder approval of charter treatment permitting a board-approved Class A-only distribution while deeming Class B treated ratably. Burning a token back to book entry is an administrative conversion, not redemption for cash. The reviewed governing and trading documents did not establish routine fixed-price issuer redemption or a holder put.

Key facts

  • EXOD is Class A common stock of Exodus Movement, Inc., listed on NYSE American since December 18, 2024.
  • Algorand EXOD is ASA 213345970; Solana representation became available through Superstate in October 2025.
  • Securitize's stock ledger, not the Algorand token alone, was the official ownership record in the reviewed filing.
  • Securitize issues and cancels Algorand tokens one-for-one, whitelists wallets and reconciles or corrects transfers.
  • Wallet-to-wallet Algorand transfers require both parties to pass Securitize KYC and whitelist checks.
  • Exchange trading requires book-entry shares in a brokerage account; the wallet token itself is not NYSE-traded.
  • Class A carries one vote per share, while Class B carries ten, preserving insider-weighted voting control.
  • Dividends depend on board declaration and available funds; tokenization creates no separate yield or cash-redemption promise.

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Frequently asked questions

Is EXOD a cryptocurrency?

No. The asset is Exodus Movement Class A common stock. Algorand and Solana tokens are regulated representations linked to shares through transfer-agent records.

Can an Algorand EXOD token be traded freely?

No. Direct wallet transfers require registered, KYC-verified and whitelisted parties. For NYSE trading, the representation must return through the transfer agent into book-entry brokerage form.

Where is legal ownership recorded?

For the Algorand structure reviewed by the SEC, Securitize's official share register controls legal ownership. The blockchain representation helps initiate and display transfers but does not supersede that register.

Does the token itself carry voting and dividend rights?

The token alone carries no separate rights. The matched underlying Class A share carries one vote and eligibility for board-declared dividends; current Exodus guidance describes the combined token-and-share position as retaining those rights.

Can EXOD be redeemed from Exodus for cash?

The reviewed governing and trading documents did not establish routine fixed-price issuer redemption or a holder put. Returning or burning the token restores book-entry shares; it is not cash redemption. Liquidity normally requires a broker and market sale.

Who can change or cancel the onchain representation?

Securitize administers Algorand issuance, deletion, whitelisting and reconciliation, while Superstate manages the Solana route. Exodus can select or replace transfer agents and its board controls corporate actions.

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