Are Crypto Exchanges Abandoning Meme Coins for Tokenized Assets?

Tokenized assets became the most-listed category across major centralized exchanges in the first half of 2026. Nearly 1 in 5 new listings fell into the group. CryptoRank noted that 2026 marked the first year tokenized real-world assets became the fastest-growing listing category, a break from the meme coins or GameFi tokens that led earlier cycles.