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As gold prices fluctuated, RWA perps trading volume exceeded $15 billion.
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Traders use perpetual swaps based on cryptography to bet the price of gold or silver.
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The tokenized asset market is predicted to reach trillions of dollars by the end decade.
According to a recent X-post from CoinMarketCap projects following the price rise of gold and silver are carving a new market. In the last two weeks, bets made on real-world commodities such as gold and silver have seen a massive increase.
Source: CoinMarketCap
RWA perps trading volumes reportedly exceeded $15 billion, as gold and silver reached their ATH of $5.500 and $121.64 an ounce, indicating that traders are actively using and not just testing these markets.
RWA perpetuals allow users to bet on RWAs like gold or silver 24/7 without expiration dates. Rather than buying a digital asset that represents the real asset, traders trade the price movement. This is similar to trading a Bitcoin perpetual exchange.
Silver perpetual swaps are now traded on some crypto exchanges at a rate that is almost as high as traditional COMEX silver contracts. This shows that blockchain-based derivatives are being widely accepted for real-world commodities.
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RWA Expansion with Gold and Silver
Binance will allow traders to speculate on the price movement of gold and silver (XAU and XAG) using perpetual contracts, starting January 5 and 7, through the regulated entity licensed at the Abu Dhabi Global Market. It is currently the preferred platform to bet on gold and silver price movements using perpetual contracts.
Other crypto trading platforms provide similar services to Binance. MEXC began offering gold and Silver futures without any trading fees. Hyperliquid saw a surge of trading activity in gold and Silver. Aster DEX already listed metal perpetuals and was running a rewards program to encourage its users to trade their gold and gold perpetual swaps.
Silver is the second most traded asset on Hyperliquid after Bitcoin.
The global economy was a major factor in the price swings of gold and silver in early 2026. Crypto perpetuals allow traders to hedge or bet on these price movements all day and night, unlike traditional markets which close at night and weekends. This appeals to many market participants.
Estimates show that the tokenized assets market could reach trillions of dollars by the end decade. McKinsey, a global consulting firm, predicted in an older report that the total market capitalization of tokenized assets would reach $2 trillion by 2030.
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