MEXC released September trading data showing significant expansion in tokenized U.S. stock trading activity. Tokenized U.S. stock spot trading volume increased 81% month over month, while AI-related assets grew 88%, outpacing the 63% growth recorded by non-AI assets.
AI-related assets accounted for 48% of tokenized U.S. stock and ETF spot trading volume in September, up from 44% in August. Trading activity in AI infrastructure extended across multiple sectors, with semiconductors and memory rising 100% month over month, followed by optical communications and networking at 99%, power and energy equipment at 96%, and computing infrastructure and data centers at 91%.
AI-related companies comprised six of the top 10 most-traded tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, representing 59% of the top 10's combined volume. Assets associated with AI cloud services, chip design, computing infrastructure, and data centers together accounted for 38% of the top 10's combined trading volume.
Semiconductor and Memory Assets Lead Futures Trading
Semiconductor and memory-related assets occupied five of the top 10 spots in MEXC Stock and Index Futures trading, contributing 77% of the top 10's combined volume. Micron, SK hynix, and Sandisk held the top three positions, accounting for 67% of the top 10's volume.
Individual stocks showed notable growth: the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) recorded 298% month-over-month growth, while Bitcoin treasury company MicroStrategy (MSTR) rose 147%. Dell and AMD futures trading volumes increased 243% and 209%, respectively.
Expansion Into Pre-IPO and Asian Markets
MEXC expanded its global stock coverage in September, with the number of TradFi Futures trading pairs increasing 15% month over month. Pre-IPO Futures trading volume rose 60%, while Japanese Stock Futures grew 47%.
New Pre-IPO Futures additions included Kimi (Moonshot AI), Enflame, OpenAI, Polymarket, YMTC (Yangtze Memory Technologies), and Oura Health. MEXC also introduced a dedicated section for Taiwanese stocks.
The platform currently offers more than 450 Stock and Index Futures trading pairs, over 200 tokenized U.S. stocks, and access to more than 7,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs through its RealStocks offering.
