DefiLlama: Stock Perpetual Futures Lead Onchain Tokenized Stocks in Scale and Activity
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DefiLlama research states that both onchain tokenized stocks and stock perpetual futures are growing rapidly, but perpetual futures lead in scale, turnover, and activity, while the market is highly concentrated.
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Stocks On The Blockchain - Do They Have Product-Market Fit? Credit: DefiLlama Research · © DefiLlama Research The Landscape Of Stocks On The Blockchain In the past year the industry has seen the growth of stocks on blockchain rails, both on spot and on perpetual DEXes. Tokenized equities' on-chain active market cap has gone from roughly $429M a year ago to $3.76B today — a ~9x increase — while a parallel and much larger market has emerged in leveraged synthetic exposure: perp venues referencing
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Why it matters to readers
The material comes from DefiLlama Research and discloses data on methodology, market size, trading volume, open interest, and concentration; its internal data are broadly consistent. However, the conclusions primarily rely on its own coverage, aggregate figures in some adjacent passages differ, and there is no cross-validation from independent sources. The research reflects adoption trends in tokenized U.S. equities and onchain derivatives and is relevant to the industry surrounding crypto-enabled U.S. equities, Hyperliquid, and related issuers, but it is not a regulatory decision or a sudden market event.
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Risks and unknowns
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- Monitor whether stock perpetual futures open interest, trading volume, and active users can sustain growth after incentives are withdrawn or market volatility declines
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