Catenaa, Sunday, September 20, 2026- Crypto exchange LBank said its traditional-finance trading volume reached a daily high above $3 billion in August, while average daily volume jumped 74% from the previous month as users increasingly traded stocks, metals, commodities and indexes through the platform.
The exchange also reported a 14% month-over-month increase in average daily users of its traditional-finance, or TradFi, products.
LBank currently offers exposure to 288 traditional financial assets through the same platform used for cryptocurrency trading.
The available markets span equities, precious metals, commodities and indexes, with products linked to companies and themes including SK Hynix, SpaceX, SanDisk, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and rare earths.
Selected markets offer leverage of up to 500 times, according to LBank.
Gold was the most heavily traded TradFi asset during August, accounting for 8.20% of volume.
SK Hynix-related trading represented 7.63%, while silver accounted for 3.77%.
LBank also cited CoinGlass data showing its SK Hynix futures market ranked among the two largest tracked exchanges by trading volume.
The exchange said the August figures reflect growing demand among crypto-native traders for access to conventional financial markets without maintaining separate brokerage accounts.
LBank is positioning its platform as a single trading environment where users can move between digital assets and markets linked to traditional finance.
The company said it plans to continue adding equities, commodities, metals and indexes while expanding liquidity and execution infrastructure.
The push reflects a wider convergence between cryptocurrency exchanges and traditional financial markets.
Major crypto platforms have increasingly moved beyond spot digital-asset trading into products linked to equities, commodities, foreign exchange, prediction markets and tokenized securities.
At the same time, traditional brokers and financial institutions are expanding their exposure to cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based settlement.
The result is a growing overlap between markets that were once largely separate.
For exchanges, offering traditional-market exposure can diversify trading activity beyond the crypto cycle and keep users on one platform.
For traders, the attraction is easier access to multiple markets and potentially longer trading hours.
The model also introduces additional risk, particularly when high leverage is available.
Leverage of 500 times can amplify relatively small price movements and can result in rapid losses or liquidation if a position moves against a trader.
The precise legal and product structure of TradFi offerings can also differ by market and jurisdiction, meaning access may depend on local regulations and user eligibility.
LBank’s figures were supplied by the company and were not independently verified by Catenaa.
The exchange was founded in 2015 and says it serves more than 25 million registered users across 160 countries and regions.
It also reported overall daily trading volume above $23.8 billion across its broader platform.
LBank said it expects demand for combined crypto and traditional-market access to continue growing as traders increasingly move capital across asset classes.
The August data suggests that business is already becoming a larger part of the exchange’s activity.
