Recent data shows that China-linked stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the BNB chain have exploded in 2026, with Ondo Global Markets’ China basket leading the way.
China Basket Token is seeing massive growth on the BNB chain
Ondo Global Markets’ basket of China-linked stocks and ETFs on BNB Chain has seen impressive year-to-date performance, reaching new highs across multiple metrics over the past few months.
The basket symbolizes 11 Chinese common stocks and blue-chip stocks, including Alibaba (BABA), Baidu (BIDU), Bilibili (BILI), Coupons.com (CPNG), Futu (FUTU), JD.com (JD), Li Auto (LI), NIO (NIO), NetEase (NTES), Pinduoduo (PDD), and Trip.com (TCOM). Additionally, it holds two US China-focused ETFs, the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) and the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB).
Sand dune data He appears The basket has seen massive growth, with the market capitalization of the BNB chain rising by 2,850% since the beginning of the year. Notably, China-linked stocks and ETFs grew from a market capitalization of $316,000 on January 1 to $9.3 million as of May 4, 2026.
Market value growth acceleration rose sharply in early March, recording weekly increases of 27%, 29%, and 38% between March 2 and March 16, later peaking in mid-April at $11.1 million.
Cumulative holders followed suit, rising 2,200% year-to-date from 370 to 8,466 holders. Meanwhile, Dion noted that the acceleration in holder growth peaked between January and February during the Bitget Onchain Challenge.
March also saw the largest month for the basket based on BNB Chain DEX volume, at $46.7 million, which also represented 99% of the entire Chinese pool’s volume that month. The DEX group’s live trading volume in China since its launch has reached $150 million, with nearly 93% on the BNB chain.
According to the data, the network now has a 56.9% share of the basket’s total EVM (BNB + Ethereum) market cap, a significant increase from its 0% share in October 2025. It overtook Ethereum in the week of March 9, peaking at 62.7% in mid-April.
BNB Chain leads the basket of tokenized China-linked equities and ETFs in market cap share. Source: Dune.
The BNB Chain RWA ecosystem is near the milestone
In late October, Ondo Finance and BNB Chain Announce Ondo Global Markets expands on the network, seeking to bring tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds to the blockchain at scale.
Since then, the market capitalization of the broader BNB chain token asset has more than doubled its value year over year (YoY), reaching an all-time high (ATH) of $16.6 billion a month ago.
The network’s real assets (RWA) ecosystem has grown significantly over the past year, making it a leading player in the convergence of traditional finance and decentralized infrastructure.
In late 2025, it became the second largest blockchain by token asset value, behind only Ethereum’s $15.7 billion. Furthermore, the total value of the ecosystem increased by 228% QoQ in Q4 2025.
RWA.xyz data He appears BNB Chain’s distributed asset value currently stands at $3.96 billion, an increase of 12% over the past 30 days and a 32% increase since it reached $3 billion in early March. Now, the network is approaching another milestone, approaching 50,000 asset owners, with 49,352. This number represents a 14.6% monthly increase and a 460% increase since the beginning of the year.
The ecosystem’s rise has been driven by major institutional token offerings, giving investors seamless cross-chain access to top products, such as Circle’s US Yield Coin (USYC) and BlackRock’s BuildsFranklin Templeton’s Benji Technology platform and Matrixdock’s XAUm platform.
BNB's performance in the one-week chart. Source: BNBUSDT on TradingView
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