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Micron Stock Goes On-Chain 48 Hours Before Earnings as Backpack Securities Lists $MU on Solana

Sunrise and Backpack Securities tokenized Micron Technology ($MU) stock on Solana on Monday, landing the asset on-chain 48 hours before the chipmaker's fiscal Q3 earnings report. Each MU token is backed 1:1 by a real share held in custody and redeemable through Backpack Exchange into a traditional brokerage account.

Sunrise and Backpack Securities brought tokenized Micron Technology stock to Solana on Monday, listing $MU on-chain exactly 48 hours before Micron reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings after the closing bell on June 24. Each token is backed 1:1 by a real Micron share held in custody by Backpack Securities and redeemable for the underlying share through Backpack Exchange.

Micron will hold its Q3 earnings call on June 24 at 2:30 p.m. MT. Redeemed tokens transfer to traditional brokerage accounts via ACATS rails; dividends and corporate actions apply to both tokenized and brokerage-held positions. Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante said in the launch announcement: "When Micron reports earnings on Wednesday, MU issued by Backpack Securities will keep trading around the clock, with a real share behind every position, redeemable 1:1 into the underlying real share, and transferable to traditional brokerages." The token reaches Backpack, Phantom, and Solflare wallets from the first trade through Sunrise's distribution on Solana, according to TheStreet.

Earnings Through the Closing Bell

Equity earnings releases are designed to drop outside market hours, compressing the first price reaction into a narrow after-hours window before trading halts until the next morning open. On Solana, $MU trades and settles continuously through the call, overnight, and across weekends. Solana tokenized equity markets already demonstrated this dynamic on Juneteenth, logging $213 million in 24-hour volume while NYSE and Nasdaq stayed shut.

$MU is offered under Regulation S to non-U.S. persons only, restricting U.S. retail participation under existing securities law. Non-U.S. holders can self-custody the token in compatible Solana wallets or trade it on Solana-based venues.

SPCX Blueprint

The $MU listing follows the same template as the Sunrise and Backpack Securities SPCX launch on June 12, the day SpaceX listed on Nasdaq. That product crossed 10,000 on-chain holders within days and accumulated $350 million in cumulative on-chain volume. Tokenized equity on Solana is expanding alongside the broader market: Ondo Finance expanded its catalog to more than 430 assets across three chains last week.

Solana's official account highlighted the $MU launch as a proof point for 24/7 on-chain equity markets. Micron reports Wednesday after the close. It will be the first earnings event for a Solana-listed tokenized stock from Backpack Securities.

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