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Crypto Long & Short: Tokenized equities: the model underneath the trade

CoinDeskWednesday, August 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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Crypto Long & Short: Tokenized equities: the model underneath the trade
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In this week's Crypto Long & Short, CoinDesk's Joshua DeVos writes that demand for tokenized equities is accelerating fast, from $16 billion to more than $590 billion in perpetual futures in a single year, but that the headline growth hides the question that matters most.

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Why it matters
Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. In this week's Crypto Long & Short, CoinDesk's Joshua DeVos writes that demand for tokenized equities is accelerating fast, from $16 billion to more than $590 billion in perpetual futures in a single year, but that the headline growth hides the question that matters most. Watch liquidity and volatility around Crypto Long and Short — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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What happened

In this week's Crypto Long & Short, CoinDesk's Joshua DeVos writes that demand for tokenized equities is accelerating fast, from $16 billion to more than $590 billion in perpetual futures in a single year, but that the headline growth hides the question that matters most.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

CoinDesk reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. CoinDesk published: Crypto Long & Short: Tokenized equities: the model underneath the trade

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Crypto Long and Short — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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