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IMF: retail demand for tokenized stocks is real, but market stays volatile and illiquid

  • —Tokenized equity market is worth about $2.3 billion as of July 31, 2026
  • —Tokenized real-world assets total roughly $65 billion versus $300 trillion in traditional capital markets
  • —Tokenized stocks are about 1.5x more volatile than the shares they track, especially on DEXs
  • —Over 50% of trades happen outside US market hours; 80% are fractional-share transactions
Why it matters: The IMF urges regulators to design circuit breakers for 24/7 trading before the market scales, setting the rulebook for ICE, OKX, Coinbase and Robinhood.
Source: Cryptonaute
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