Tokenized real-world assets emerge as a crypto growth driver

Tokenized stock derivatives tied to real-world assets have rapidly become a key growth area in the crypto market, according to an analysis by RootData. Trading volume in the perpetual futures market for RWA-linked products, including stocks, commodities, foreign exchange, and indices, recently reached $3.16 trillion. Stocks accounted for more than 60% of that total, making them the largest asset class, and their share topped 80% of overall trading in July and August this year. The data suggests crypto investors' trading demand is expanding quickly into traditional equities. By exchange, Binance held a dominant 61.3% market share, RootData said.