Citi predicts the tokenized securities market will grow to $5.5 trillion by 2030

A new report from Citi projects that the tokenized securities market could grow to $5.5 trillion by 2030, driven by the integration of real-world assets like U.S. Treasuries and stocks onto blockchain rails. The report highlights that major financial infrastructure providers are already embedding tokenization into their core systems.
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This forecast suggests a significant shift in global financial infrastructure, moving traditional assets onto digital ledgers to enable instant settlement.
Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Citi predicts the tokenized securities market will grow to $5.5 trillion by 2030 Stablecoins alone will generate a demand for up to $1 trillion worth of onchain U.S. Treasury bills and $2.6 trillion for tokenized stocks, said Citi. By Olivier Acuna | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf Jun 1, 2026, 6:57 a.m. 3 min read Make preferred on Citibank released a report with a bull case for tokenized securities of $8.2 trillion by 2030. (Citibank) What to know : Citi projects that tokenization of real-world assets will surge from a $17 billion market today to as much as $5.5 trillion by 2030, with a range of $2.7 trillion to $8.2 trillion depending on adoption speed. Major market infrastructures including DTCC, Nasdaq and the NYSE’s owner are embedding tokenization into their core trading systems, while growing stablecoin use and clearer U.S. regulation are enabling instant, on-chain settlement. Citi expects tokenization to concentrate in mainstream public markets such as U.S. Treasuries and stocks, with parallel legacy and digital systems coexisting for years and giving an edge to large “structural orchestrators” that control both assets and payment rails. Putting real-world investments onchain, a process called tokenization, is moving out of the testing phase and into everyday business.
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