Crypto exchanges have seen a significant shift in listings this year, with tokenized assets becoming the most-listed category in the first half of 2026. According to CryptoRank, nearly one in five new listings fell into the group of tokenized real-world assets.
This marks a break from earlier cycles, where meme coins and GameFi tokens dominated listings. Tokenized assets accounted for nearly 19% of new listings in H1 2026, compared to less than 7% in 2025.
The surge was driven primarily by tokenized stocks from issuers such as xStocks, bStocks, and Ondo. On-chain stocks reached about $1.85 billion in value, up 28.6% over 30 days, with monthly transfer volume climbing 87% to $8.76 billion.
Meanwhile, the speculative end of the market lost ground, with meme coin listings dropping for six straight quarters and new listings falling 84% from their Q2 2024 peak to just 15 in Q2 2026.