Altus

Altus is a US equities brokerage platform operated by Metaloop that funds accounts with stablecoins, with the core function of turning USDC on Solana into buying power at a US brokerage. It targets non-US investors who otherwise need wire transfers, currency conversion and trading-hours constraints, and tokenised equities that track price without shareholder rights. Users deposit and withdraw via Solana, orders route through a US-registered broker with third-party clearing and custody, and they hold real shares rather than token receipts, with dividends and corporate actions, five-day round-the-clock trading and fractional shares from one dollar.

Using stablecoins for funding and a licensed broker for holdings avoids the rights gap of tokenised equities, at the cost of a longer onboarding and compliance chain. The iOS app arrived in June 2026, a public beta launched on 21 August covering 11,000 US stocks and ETFs, and clients were updated through September and October; residents of the US, EU and EEA and other restricted jurisdictions cannot open accounts, and investor protection covers securities in the account but not stablecoin balances.