RWA perpetual futures trading breaks to new $2T quarterly record as Q3 winds down

RWA perpetual futures remained one of the strong trends in the crypto market. For Q3 to date, the cumulative trading volume broke above the $2T milestone. 

RWA perpetual futures retained their active growth trend in Q3. Based on Cryptorank data, Q3 cumulative trading exceeded $2T, with the quarter still incomplete, up from $1.2T in Q2. Monthly trading volume surpassed $100M in June, while the sector reached peak activity in July. 

RWA perpetual futures trading started as a relatively niche sector, while most crypto activity was focused on BTC, coins and tokens. The 2026 bear market pushed crypto traders to try new liquidity venues, and technology allowed the fast representation of stocks and commodities on-chain. 

As Cryptopolitan reported, RWA assets are also added as collateral to DeFi protocols, becoming more influential and more widely adopted. RWA market cap is now above $45B, with 51.9% of the market running on Ethereum, based on Token Terminal data.

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