Base Achieves $500 Million Weekly Trading Volume Driven by Tokenized Stocks

Base, the Ethereum layer 2 network developed by Coinbase, announced a significant milestone with $500 million in trading volume recorded for the previous week as of October 8, 2026. This surge in activity has been largely attributed to the growing popularity of tokenized stocks, which are blockchain-based representations of shares from traditional companies.

While the exact breakdown of the trading volume across different asset types remains unclear, tokenized stocks are a major contributor. In September, Base achieved a single-day record of $100 million in trading volume for tokenized stocks, suggesting that the recent weekly total reflects a sustained high level of trading activity.

Aerodrome, the leading exchange on Base, accounted for approximately 76% of the tokenized stock trading volume, with Uniswap v4 capturing around 19%. Since the launch of Base-native tokenized stocks on August 24, 2026, daily trading volume has rapidly increased from zero to $100 million within just 26 days. These tokens track well-known equities such as Apple, Nvidia, Google, and Meta, and are backed by real shares held in custody through Alpaca, a brokerage infrastructure provider. However, access to these products is limited to eligible investors outside the United States, excluding American retail traders from participation.

Base's total value locked in decentralized finance reached an all-time high of approximately $6.2 billion in late September 2026, and the network has maintained high daily transaction counts. As the market evolves, traders are advised to monitor whether the weekly trading volume stabilizes around the $500 million mark and if the asset-level breakdown becomes clearer.

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