TradFi on CEXs Is Growing Fast is the news but........
How big has TradFi become on crypto exchanges???
That is the main question.
TradFi Trading on Crypto Exchanges is Exploding:
1️⃣ Massive volume growth: Combined TradFi volume across 6 major CEXs jumped from $3.46 B (Jan ’25) to $393.15 B (Jun ’26) – well over a 100× increase.
2️⃣2026 surge: Crypto–TradFi trading hit $1.45 T in H1 2026 (≈10× the total for all 2025). The bulk of this came early 2026: e.g. monthly volumes went from ~$88 B (Jan ’26) to ~$186 B (Feb ’26).
3️⃣ Asset shift: U.S. stock futures led the boom. In June ’26 they reached $189.84 B (48.3% market share), overtaking precious metals (which fell to $122.6 B).
(Gold/silver had driven earlier growth through Mar ’26.)
4️⃣ MEXC’s growth: MEXC capitalized on this trend, seeing its TradFi volume grow ~59× (from $1.54 B in Nov ’25 to $91.12 B in May ’26). It held the #2 share of TradFi trading from Jan–May 2026.
5️⃣ Investor demand: Users are bullish on TradFi. In MEXC’s survey, 83.3% of respondents plan to increase their TradFi trading on crypto exchanges.
Table – TradFi trading volume on six major CEXs (USD, Jan ’25–Jun ’26):
📊 TradFi Trading on CEXs +-----------------------------+ | Jan 2025 | $3.45B | | Dec 2025 | $24.05B | | Jan 2026 | $87.58B | | Feb 2026 | $186.32B | | Jun 2026 | $393.15B 🚀 | +-----------------------------+ 100×+ growth in just 18 months.
Crypto exchanges are rapidly evolving into multi-asset hubs.
Traditional finance trading on CEXs has exploded – monthly volume jumped from $3.46 B (Jan ’25) to $393 B (Jun ’26) (>100× growth).
Most trading is in leverage (perps) – for example, U.S. stock futures just hit $189.8 B (Jun ’26), overtaking gold/silver. MEXC’s own TradFi volume spiked ~59× in that time and that is some impressive stats to me see chart below📊.