📊 Market overview: why TradFi is hot right now?
In 2026, the line between traditional financial markets and the crypto industry is becoming less and less noticeable.
TradFi on Binance is one example of this trend. The platform brings familiar assets—stocks, ETFs, and commodities—into a format that’s available through crypto infrastructure. TradFi Perpetuals let you trade the price movements of these assets via USDT contracts without directly owning the underlying asset.
🔥 Trend #1 — RWAs move beyond crypto assets
Real-World Assets (RWAs) are an attempt to transfer traditional financial assets into a digital environment.
In June, Binance Research reported that the capitalization of the tokenized RWA market had already surpassed $10 billion, while at the beginning of 2024 it was under $1 billion.
🪙 Trend #2 — gold and silver become part of crypto trading infrastructure
Binance launched TradFi Perpetuals with gold and silver in early 2026. XAUUSDT and XAGUSDT track gold and silver, respectively, and are settled in USDT.
And interest in these instruments was significant: in July, Binance reported peak daily volumes of about $7.77 billion for gold perpetuals and $7.27 billion for silver perpetuals.
In 2026, the line between traditional financial markets and the crypto industry is becoming less and less noticeable.
TradFi on Binance is one example of this trend. The platform brings familiar assets—stocks, ETFs, and commodities—into a format that’s available through crypto infrastructure. TradFi Perpetuals let you trade the price movements of these assets via USDT contracts without directly owning the underlying asset.
🔥 Trend #1 — RWAs move beyond crypto assets
Real-World Assets (RWAs) are an attempt to transfer traditional financial assets into a digital environment.
In June, Binance Research reported that the capitalization of the tokenized RWA market had already surpassed $10 billion, while at the beginning of 2024 it was under $1 billion.
🪙 Trend #2 — gold and silver become part of crypto trading infrastructure
Binance launched TradFi Perpetuals with gold and silver in early 2026. XAUUSDT and XAGUSDT track gold and silver, respectively, and are settled in USDT.
And interest in these instruments was significant: in July, Binance reported peak daily volumes of about $7.77 billion for gold perpetuals and $7.27 billion for silver perpetuals.