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On March 6, HIP-3 on Hyperliquid reached $2.2B in trading volume, accounting for 30.1% of activity on the platform, while the XYZ:CL crude oil contract saw a 140% daily volume spike to $242M. Crude oil, trading above $90 and briefly over $92, has become the fifth most traded HIP-3 asset as whales rotate into tokenized real-world futures and one trader manages a $3.3M short on CL alongside another wallet holding $315M in BTC and ETH longs.

On March 6, 2026 in Dubai, Bybit and Tether announced an expanded partnership focused on tokenized gold and unveiled the joint "Golden Season" campaign with more than $1 million in gold-backed rewards. The initiative aims to offer capital preservation and steady yield through Tether Gold (XAUT) as crypto markets face heightened volatility and investors shift toward stable, real-world asset exposure.

On Thursday, the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency stated that tokenized securities will receive the same regulatory capital treatment as traditional securities. The guidance explains that banks do not need extra collateral for eligible tokenized securities and that related derivatives and financial collateral status follow the rules applied to non-tokenized instruments.

Crypto commentator Bird argues that a $100 XRP price target is plausible if the XRP Ledger becomes a core infrastructure for tokenizing real-world assets and on-chain settlement. He points to trillions of dollars in asset classes such as treasury bonds, land, precious metals, and fiat currencies that could be issued on XRPL, alongside liquidity pools and yield mechanisms that expand network utility. Another analyst, Egrag Crypto, notes that XRP's push above the 200 EMA and key levels at $1.55 and $2.20 could mark a bullish reversal, with CoinMarketCap showing the token trading near $1.41.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has projected that as much as $10 trillion in institutional capital could move through the XRP Ledger by 2030, driven by money-market funds, CBDCs and tokenization. XRP has climbed to $1.45 with a 7% daily gain, while traders watch whether it can break the $1.50 resistance as short-position liquidations increase.

Crypto exchange MEXC has expanded its tokenized equity lineup through Ondo Finance, adding 17 new onchain stock pairs that trade against Tether and waiving trading fees on them for the first 30 days. A separate announcement this week introduced seven additional tokens linked to US defense and energy companies, with withdrawals for the new assets scheduled to open on March 5. The latest listings build on a tokenized equity product MEXC and Ondo first launched in September 2025.

Circle tokenized stock CRCLX on the xStock platform gained 3.8% today, mirroring strong performance in the underlying Circle Internet Group (CRCL) shares amid geopolitical tensions, analyst upgrades, and stablecoin ecosystem momentum.

Gold (XAU/USD) is staging a critical recovery on March 4, 2026, trading near $5,169 as the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict fuels a historic safe-haven flight. With "Operation Epic Fury" threatening the Strait of Hormuz and a technical symmetrical triangle in play, discover if bullion can shatter its $5,589 all-time high or if a stronger US Dollar will cap the rally.

Analyst Anndy Lian has questioned whether wrapping real-world assets into tokens delivers true crypto benefits or simply introduces extra intermediaries and expenses. Despite these concerns, the tokenized RWA market has reached $26 billion with 657K asset holders, supported by firms such as BlackRock and platforms including Robinhood and Hyperliquid. The sector's resilience during broader crypto weakness suggests continued demand even as critics warn of higher operational friction.

On March 3, 2026, Abu Dhabi's Financial Services Regulatory Authority approved nine Ondo Finance tokenized equities and the Invesco QQQ ETF for trading on Binance's Multilateral Trading Facility, restricted to non-U.S. investors. The products are structured as equity-linked notes tied to underlying stocks such as Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Circle, with Ondo reporting over $11 billion in cumulative trading volume and more than $600 million in total value locked.