TSLA
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Summary
"TSLA" in crypto markets refers to several unrelated products: regulated or semi-regulated tokenized-stock instruments issued by firms such as Backed Finance (xStock), Ondo Finance, Crypto.com/Foris Capital, and formerly Binance, which track the price of Tesla, Inc. shares without conferring direct share ownership; and a large, separate universe of impersonation scams that use the "$TSLA token" name and Tesla/Elon Musk branding to defraud victims. Tesla, Inc. itself has not issued any cryptocurrency or token, so any offering marketed as an official Tesla token or presale is fraudulent by definition, while legitimate tokenized-stock wrappers carry their own disclosed counterparty, custody, and regulatory risks.
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Timeline(6 events)
April 2021
Binance launches tokenized stock products, including a Tesla-tracking token, in partnership with Germany-licensed CM-Equity AG.
DecryptApril 2021
German regulator BaFin states it has 'reasonable grounds' to suspect Binance violated securities law by offering stock tokens without a prospectus.
Investing.com16 July 2021
Binance announces it will stop offering stock tokens, including the TSLA token, effective immediately, citing a shift in commercial focus.
CointelegraphOctober 2021
Binance's support window for existing stock token holders to exit positions ends.
Silicon UKJuly 2025
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce states that tokenized securities, including tokenized stocks, remain subject to federal securities law and flags counterparty risk in custodial wrapper structures.
The Defiant2026
Malwarebytes researchers identify a $500 turnkey cybercrime kit, sold by forum actor 'xrep', used to build fake '$TSLA token' presale websites that steal crypto via wallet-drain and direct-payment schemes.
MalwarebytesDecision Log
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generated: 10/8/2026, 8:09:01 AM
last updated: 10/8/2026, 1:03:42 PM
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