BTCC, the world's longest-running cryptocurrency exchange, announced that trading volume for its tokenized precious metals futures pairs reached an all-time high of $301.7 million on January 27, 2026. This surge occurred as traders sought traditional safe-haven assets during a period of heightened global market volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty.
The record volume was overwhelmingly driven by tokenized silver. The SILVERUSDT pair alone accounted for $245 million, representing over 81% of the total precious metals volume for the day. Combined trading in gold pairs (PAXGUSDT, XAUTUSDT, GOLDUSDT) contributed an additional $56.7 million.
This milestone reflects a significant behavioral shift among crypto traders, who are increasingly using crypto-native platforms to gain exposure to traditional financial assets. BTCC's performance in the Real-World Asset (RWA) sector accelerated rapidly throughout 2025, with the exchange recording $53.1 billion in RWA futures volume for the year. Quarterly volume grew by a factor of 18 from the first to the fourth quarter.
Gold and silver have become among BTCC's most-traded products, alongside tokenized stocks like NVIDIA and Tesla. The exchange is capitalizing on this momentum with plans to launch "TradFi," a comprehensive solution allowing users to trade stocks, commodities, indices, and forex alongside cryptocurrencies from a single account. This announcement coincides with BTCC celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2026.
