A major analytics firm has published a detailed report on the cryptocurrency market. Wintermute experts recorded two weeks of positive market dynamics. Traditional liquidity channels are once again showing confident capital inflows. Exchange-traded funds have demonstrated positive performance over recent weeks. The issuance of popular stablecoins has fully stabilized following a recent decline. These factors have raised the question of a possible new rally beginning. Analysts believe that a new channel is needed for a full-fledged cycle. This mechanism must attract accumulated capital into the crypto market. Previous bull cycles were accompanied by the emergence of new liquidity channels. Venture capital and ICOs became the main drivers of 2017.
Stablecoins provided large-scale inflows during 2020. Net stablecoin issuance exceeded one hundred and twenty billion. Spot exchange-traded funds became the primary channel of 2024. These instruments provided sixty-three billion in net inflows. Digital treasury assets have accumulated more than one hundred and fifteen billion. ETFs and DATs have already become a familiar part of the modern crypto market. Investors need an entirely new mechanism for fresh capital to enter. Wintermute names tokenized real-world assets as the leading candidate. The volume of these assets has tripled over the past calendar year. The figure has surpassed thirty billion US dollars.
The sector continued to grow steadily even during periods of stablecoin contraction. Tokenization is gradually becoming a separate, independent liquidity channel. Tokenized stocks and funds are held in ordinary crypto wallets. Settlements are conducted using the same stablecoins. This factor noticeably lowers barriers between different asset classes. Capital can move more freely into Bitcoin and altcoins. This is precisely what distinguishes tokenized assets from conventional exchange-traded funds. Previous channels directly created demand for specific crypto assets. Tokenization first places capital fully within the on-chain ecosystem. Capital can then be freely redistributed across various assets.
The tokenized asset sector is still at an early stage. Over the past twelve months, the sector attracted sixteen billion. This volume represents roughly one-tenth of peak inflows. The current development cycle of this sector has lasted approximately eighteen months. Previous channels reached their peaks after twenty or sixty months. The adjusted inflow amounts to nearly one percent of total market capitalization. This figure is higher than DAT's figure at a comparable stage of development. Most tokenized assets currently consist of cash management products. A significant portion of products operate within closed permissioned systems. Regulatory changes could broaden the pool of participants in this market.
Tokenized securities are increasingly being used as collateral on platforms. Assets are transforming from storage instruments into working balances. The previous bull market lifted only Bitcoin and major altcoins. Institutional capital simply did not reach the majority of other coins. Tokenized balances will enable freer movement of capital between assets. The process will be slower than inflows following the ETF launch. Assets are predominantly held on the balance sheets of large institutional investors. Standard Chartered projects market growth to two trillion. A decentralized finance crisis will not halt the development of this sector. Analysts are closely monitoring the entry of tokenized assets into DeFi.
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