CoinMeta data: According to a report from ARK, as of September 30, 2026, the spot trading volume of tokenized stocks on decentralized exchanges (DEX) in the third quarter increased by about 9 times compared to the previous quarter, reaching approximately $50 billion. The proportion of this volume in the total spot DEX trading volume rose from around 1% to about 9%. During the same period, the total spot DEX trading volume increased by about 13% to $571 billion, marking the first growth in four quarters. The RWA market size also grew by about 19% to $39 billion, and deposits in lending protocols increased by about 51% to $81 billion. The open interest in perpetual contracts DEX increased by about 76% to $24 billion, however, the trading volume decreased by about 16%.