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Bitget Leads Tokenized Equities Liquidity Report as Market Nears $2B

Created at 4 Aug · 2:16 PM1 source↑ Market-relevant
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Crypto exchange Bitget has been recognized as the leader in liquidity and execution quality for tokenized equities by DeFiLlama. The report highlights Bitget's superior trading experience, including the smallest median bid-ask spread and deepest top-of-book liquidity, as the tokenized equity market approaches $2 billion in value.

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Key Numbers

$2Btokenized equities market nearing value
140%tokenized equity market cap increase this year
$814Mtokenized equity market cap at start of 2026
0.83 bpsBitget's median bid-ask spread
32stock perpetual contracts Bitget led at 5 bps level
$1.16Bcumulative trading volume for Bitget's Reality rTokens

Who's Involved

Bitget
crypto exchange leading tokenized equities liquidity report
DeFiLlama
independent entity that published the tokenized equities report
Gracy Chen
CEO of Bitget, commenting on the report's findings

↳ Why This Matters

Bitget's leading position in tokenized equities liquidity signals growing institutional interest and demand for efficient trading of digital representations of traditional assets, potentially paving the way for broader adoption and innovation in the tokenized finance sector.

Key facts

  • Bitget has been named the leader in liquidity and execution quality for tokenized equities by DeFiLlama.
  • The tokenized equity market is nearing $2 billion in value.
  • Bitget achieved the smallest median bid-ask spread of 0.83 basis points.
  • Bitget offered the highest top-of-book liquidity among analyzed tokenized stock platforms.
  • Bitget led in liquidity depth for 32 stock perpetual contracts at the 5-basis-point level.

Crypto exchange Bitget has been recognized as the leader in liquidity and execution quality for tokenized equities, according to a new report by DeFiLlama. The tokenized equity market has seen significant growth, increasing by over 140% this year and is approaching a total market capitalization of $2 billion.

DeFiLlama evaluated various equity tokenization marketplaces, assessing metrics such as brokerage integration, reserve verification, dividend treatment, settlement models, and trading infrastructure. The study specifically compared quoted liquidity and execution quality across different trading venues.

Bitget emerged with the best trading experience, demonstrating the smallest median bid-ask spread of 0.83 basis points and the highest top-of-book liquidity among the analyzed platforms. The exchange also performed strongly in perpetual markets, leading in liquidity depth at the 5, 10, and 50 basis point levels for a significant number of contracts.

Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, emphasized the importance of liquidity and efficient trading for tokenized assets, stating that these factors are crucial for investor confidence as the market expands. The report also highlighted the high adoption of Bitget's Reality rTokens, which recorded over $1.16 billion in cumulative trading volume between June and July, with a notable focus on technology and semiconductor companies.

Frequently asked questions

Tokenized equity refers to the representation of shares in publicly listed companies on a blockchain, allowing for trading and ownership through digital tokens.

DeFiLlama evaluated platforms based on brokerage integration, reserve verification, dividend treatment, settlement models, trading infrastructure, quoted liquidity, and execution quality.

Reality rTokens are a product offered by Bitget that represents tokenized exposure to public companies, particularly in technology and semiconductors.

What Happens Next

01The tokenized equity market is expected to continue its growth trajectory.
02Investors will likely seek platforms offering strong liquidity and execution quality for tokenized assets.

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How It Developed

The tokenized equity market capitalization has increased by over 140% this year.
DeFiLlama evaluated tokenization marketplaces based on various metrics including liquidity and execution quality.
Bitget recorded the smallest median bid-ask spread at 0.83 basis points.
Bitget provided the highest top-of-book liquidity over the analyzed equity-market tokenizations.
Bitget led in liquidity depth for perpetual markets across multiple basis point levels.
Bitget's Reality rTokens reported over $1.16 billion in cumulative trading volume from June to July.

Sources

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