Binance, bitget lead TradFi-tokenization boom on crypto exchanges

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The gist

Crypto exchanges like Binance and Bitget are fueling a trading revolution, smashing barriers between traditional finance and crypto with 24/7, multi-asset markets and explosive tokenization growth.

What to know

  • Open interest in TradFi perpetuals on crypto exchanges doubled to $2 billion, with trading volume rocketing from $104B in 2025 to $1.32T in just the first five months of 2026.
  • Binance’s bStocks platform grabbed a 27% share of the global tokenized equity market in weeks, driving an $18.2B surge in July trading volume and dominating with 76% of equity perpetuals.
  • New alliances—like Bitget and xBratAI—plus major banks and regulatory clarity are turbocharging the shift to unified, round-the-clock trading across stocks, ETFs, and commodities.

Perpetuals Reshape Trading Norms

Crypto exchanges are transforming market access by offering 24/7, USDT-margined perpetual contracts on traditional assets, fueling explosive growth and attracting both institutional and retail traders.

Crypto exchanges are transforming market access by offering 24/7, USDT-margined perpetual contracts on traditional assets, fueling explosive growth and attracting both institutional and retail traders.

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Binance’s Multi-Asset Power Play

Binance’s bStocks platform rapidly seized 27% of the global tokenized equity market by leveraging round-the-clock, multi-asset trading—blurring lines between crypto and traditional finance.

Binance’s bStocks platform rapidly seized 27% of the global tokenized equity market by leveraging round-the-clock, multi-asset trading—blurring lines between crypto and traditional finance.

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Bitget-xBratAI: Unified Trading Era

Strategic partnerships like Bitget and xBratAI are dismantling asset silos, enabling seamless cross-asset trading workflows that appeal to sophisticated traders and streamline operations.

Strategic partnerships like Bitget and xBratAI are dismantling asset silos, enabling seamless cross-asset trading workflows that appeal to sophisticated traders and streamline operations.

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Institutions Bet on Tokenization

Major banks and regulators are driving real-world asset tokenization into the mainstream, as record DeFi growth and clearer global rules accelerate institutional on-chain adoption.

Major banks and regulators are driving real-world asset tokenization into the mainstream, as record DeFi growth and clearer global rules accelerate institutional on-chain adoption.

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