Tokenized stocks soar 279%, hit $3.4B record

Tokenized stock trading experienced a significant surge in June, with monthly volume reaching a record $3.4 billion, representing a 279% month-over-month increase and a 1,400% year-over-year growth. This expansion was primarily fueled by the tokenized IPO of SpaceX and the dominant market share held by the Solana blockchain. While monthly transfer volume climbed 91.66% to $8.70 billion and Distributed Value rose 31.59% to $1.94 billion, the number of active addresses dropped by 77.18%, suggesting a shift toward larger institutional participants. Ethereum continues to play a critical role in this ecosystem, with 25% of tokenized fund assets now deployed across DeFi applications for lending and yield generation. This transition from simple ownership to active capital deployment marks a shift toward more mature financial infrastructure. Solana remains the preferred network for equity settlement due to its high throughput and low costs, while Ethereum leads in DeFi-integrated fund management. These developments indicate that tokenized finance is evolving into a resilient, self-sustaining system where institutional focus is increasingly centered on settlement efficiency and capital composability.