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AT A GLANCE
ARK Invest's report stated that, in Q3,DEX spot trading volume rebounded to 571000000000 USD, while tokenized stock trading volume increased by approximately 9 times.
PANews October 21 According to ARK Invest's published 2026 Q3 report for DeFi report, on-chain financial activity recovered overall, with tokenized stocks becoming the primary driver of trading growth on decentralized exchanges (DEX). The report noted that, in Q3,DEX spot trading volume increased quarter over quarter by 13%to 571000000000 USD, marking the first rebound after consecutive quarters of decline. Among them, tokenized stock spot trading volume increased quarter over quarter by approximately 9 times to 50000000000 USD, accounting for DEX of total spot trading volume, up from approximately 1%in Q2 to approximately 9%. During the same period, stablecoin-adjusted trading volume increased quarter over quarter by 16%to 781000000000 USD, while average monthly active addresses increased by 39%to approximately 73000000; the total market capitalization of real-world assets (RWA) increased quarter over quarter by 19%to approximately 39000000000 USD. Deposits in lending protocols increased quarter over quarter by 51%to 81000000000 USD, with active loans...
PANews said that ARK Invest published a 2026 Q3 report for DeFi.
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The report shows that, in Q3,DEX spot trading volume increased quarter over quarter by 13%to 571000000000 USD。
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This was DEX the first rebound in spot trading volume after consecutive quarters of decline.
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Tokenized stock spot trading volume increased quarter over quarter by approximately 9 times to 50000000000 USD, accounting for DEX of total spot trading volume, rising from approximately 1%to approximately 9%。
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Stablecoin-adjusted trading volume increased quarter over quarter by 16%to 781000000000 USD, while average monthly active addresses increased by 39%to approximately 73000000。
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The total market capitalization of real-world assets increased quarter over quarter by 19%to approximately 39000000000 USD。
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Deposits in lending protocols increased quarter over quarter by 51%to 81000000000 USD。
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These data indicate that the report's measured on-chain transactions, stablecoin usage, real-world assets, and lending deposits all increased in Q3 compared with the previous quarter, with tokenized stock trading showing a particularly notable increase.
Why it matters to readers
DEX Spot trading volume rebounded after consecutive declines, while the trading volume and share of tokenized stocks increased substantially, making these important data points for observing changes in on-chain financial activity.
Beginners can view these indicators as a quarterly snapshot of on-chain market activity, but growth data do not equate to investment returns and cannot independently prove that a trend will persist.
Risks and unknowns
The provided content is PANews' summary of the ARK Invest report and does not include the original ARK Invest report.
The main text is truncated at “active loans,” leaving the lending section and other conclusions incomplete.
The evidence does not specify the full statistical methodology, data sources, or coverage of each metric.
The evidence does not specify whether tokenized stock trading growth was concentrated in a small number of protocols or assets.
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