Tokenized Stocks Surge 220% in July, Echoing the Early DeFi Boom
Binance Research sees potential for a $1.3 trillion market opportunity.
Tokenized stocks are gaining serious momentum, with July alone seeing a 220% surge in market capitalization — a growth pattern reminiscent of the early days of decentralized finance (DeFi), according to a recent report from Binance Research.
As investor interest in blockchain-based financial instruments continues to climb, tokenized stocks are emerging as a key sector within the broader real-world asset (RWA) tokenization trend. By the end of July, the market cap for tokenized stocks hit $370 million, the report shared with Cointelegraph revealed.
A significant portion of that — $260 million — came from Exodus Movement (EXOD) shares issued via the Securitize platform. Even excluding this, the remaining tokenized stock market still soared to $53.6 million, up 220% month-over-month since June.
Binance Research highlighted the parallels to the early DeFi explosion between 2020 and 2021, when total value locked (TVL) skyrocketed from $1 billion to $100 billion in under two years.
> “Though still small relative to the global equity market — valued at over $100 trillion — July’s explosive growth suggests tokenized equities may be nearing a major inflection point in the broader transition to hybrid finance,” the report stated.
As the infrastructure for real-world asset tokenization continues to mature, many analysts believe tokenized equities could be one of the next big catalysts for mainstream blockchain adoption.