Traditional finance perpetual futures (TradFi perps) volumes surged from $80 billion to $691 billion between January and July 2026, representing a 10x growth. These derivatives tied to traditional assets like Tesla and Apple now hold a 28.3% market share of crypto futures. Meanwhile, the tokenized stocks segment tripled to reach $2.3 billion, surpassing one million holders. Binance Research noted that Gen Z investors favor unleveraged tokenized stocks, allocating only 5.9% of their activity to leveraged instruments compared to 7-8% for older generations.
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