The first half of 2026 was challenging for most major segments of the crypto market. The market capitalization of the six largest blockchain networks shrank by $246.5 billion, while the value of assets in decentralized finance (DeFi)—services for lending, trading, and other financial operations without traditional intermediaries—fell by $43.4 billion.
At the same time, tokenized stocks, real-world assets, and prediction markets saw growth. Within seven weeks of their launch, Binance’s tokenized bStocks instruments surpassed $500 million in market capitalization, while the total value of tokenized real-world assets reached approximately $34 billion in July.
This is according to an analytical report by Binance Research, published exclusively by LIGA.net
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