TLDR:
- Active tokenized stock market cap surged 314% in 2026, reaching $4 billion by September 9.
- bStocks and Robinhood captured 87.8% of tracked issuer trading volume in September so far.
- DeFi total value locked for tokenized stocks jumped to $289 million, now 7.2% of active cap.
- Stock-paired meme markets generated a combined $5.4 billion across BNB and Robinhood Chain networks.
Binance Research said the tokenized stock market is shifting from an issuance race toward distribution and usage. The research team found active tokenized stock market capitalization has risen 314% this year to $4 billion.
Monthly trading volume increased from $237 million in January to $7.9 billion in August, while turnover rose from 0.23x to 2.14x.
Binance Research said stronger platforms will convert users, retain liquidity and give tokenized stocks added on-chain utility.
Trading Activity Outpaces Issuance
Binance Research found active tokenized stock market capitalization rose from $965 million to nearly $4 billion by September 9. On-chain market capitalization reached $4.7 billion over the same period.
The research team said this expansion reflects steady growth in the number of tokenized stocks available to traders.
According to Binance Research, trading volume expanded far faster than the underlying asset base. Monthly issuer volume rose from $237 million in January to $7.9 billion in August. That represents an increase of more than 33 times within eight months.
Market turnover also increased sharply across the same window, the report said. Turnover moved from 0.23x average active market cap in January to 2.14x in August. Turnover peaked at 3.32x in July before easing the following month.
Binance Research said the gap between issuance and trading shows tokenized stocks are being used more actively than before.
Investors appear to be trading positions rather than holding them passively. The research team pointed to this as a sign of the market maturing.
Distribution Now Drives Growth
Binance Research said issuer distribution has changed rapidly since the middle of 2026. bStocks and Robinhood accounted for just 0.8% of tracked issuer volume in June. Their combined share rose to 82.3% in August and 87.8% in September month-to-date.
The report also tracked a similar pattern at the network level. BNB Chain and Robinhood Chain combined for 2.3% of tracked chain volume in June. That figure rose to 83.0% by August and 88.2% by early September.
Binance Research noted the token mix within bStocks is becoming less concentrated over time. The five most-traded tokens’ combined share of volume fell from 98.7% to 84.6%. QQQ’s individual share of volume dropped from 95.2% to 66.0% across the same period.
Binance Research said user data shows existing trading relationships help drive adoption of tokenized stocks. The team found 58.5% of early bStocks users had already traded perpetuals or direct equities. Among SPCX perpetual traders, 8.6% converted into bStocks compared with 0.6% into direct equities.
On-Chain Usage Is Rising
Binance Research reported DeFi activity tied to tokenized stocks grew substantially through the year. Active DeFi total value locked rose from $21.6 million in January to $289.1 million by September 9. That share of active market cap increased from 2.2% to 7.2% over the period.
The research team said liquidity pools account for the largest portion of this DeFi activity. Binance Research reported 65.4% of DeFi total value locked sits in liquidity pools. Lending accounts for 28.1%, while yield tokenization makes up 5.7% of the remaining total.
Binance Research also tracked bStocks collateral use growing alongside broader lending activity. Outstanding borrowing rose from 5.5% of deposited collateral in June to 46.2% by September 10. Roughly $3.1 million was borrowed against $6.8 million in collateral by that date.
According to Binance Research, tokenized stocks are also appearing in memecoin-paired trading pools. Stock-paired meme markets generated about $2.49 billion on Robinhood Chain between July 26 and September 9. BNB Chain recorded roughly $2.90 billion in similar volume across the same window.
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