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title: "Ethereum Signals Strength As Citigroup Eyes $5.5 Trillion Tokenized Asset Boom"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/ethereum-signals-strength-as-citigroup-eyes-5-5-trillion-tokenized-asset-boom/
date: 2026-06-02
modified: 2026-06-02
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author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Ethereum’s funding rate climbed to its highest level since August 23, 2025 on May 31, even as the token slipped below the $2,000 mark. The move pointed to heavy long..."
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# Ethereum Signals Strength As Citigroup Eyes $5.5 Trillion Tokenized Asset Boom

Ethereum’s funding rate climbed to its highest level since August 23, 2025 on May 31, even as the token slipped below the $2,000 mark. The move pointed to heavy long positioning, and that crowding showed up again on June 1 when about $84 million in long ETH bets were wiped out.

## Citigroup Sees Tokenization Breakout

Citigroup’s new [Tokenization 2030](https://www.citigroup.com/global/insights/tokenization-2030) report put the tokenized asset market at $17 billion today and projected a base-case value of $5.5 trillion by 2030. The bank also laid out a wider range, with a low case of $2.7 trillion and a high case of $8.2 trillion, depending on how fast adoption spreads.

![](https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/a_84e239.png?w=860&resize=860%2C574)
The [forecast](https://x.com/WuBlockchain/status/2061349783676301498) leans heavily on US Treasury bills and public equities. Citi said about 10% of the US Treasury bill market could be tokenized by 2030, while public stocks could make up another 3% of the total, with on-chain money and tokenized deposits helping settle those trades.

> Citi: Tokenized securities market could reach $5.5T by 2030
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> Citi said in its Tokenization 2030: Wall Street On-Chain report that the real-world asset tokenization market could grow from $17 billion today to $5.5 trillion by 2030, with estimates ranging from $2.7 trillion to $8.2… [pic.twitter.com/OwwUCtPpFW](https://t.co/OwwUCtPpFW)
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> — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) [June 1, 2026](https://x.com/WuBlockchain/status/2061349783676301498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
![](https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/a_f16343.png?resize=1024%2C176)

Citi also said a shift by 10% of US retail investors to on-chain trading could create about $2.6 trillion in demand for tokenized public equities. The report framed the change as a gradual one, with legacy systems and blockchain-based rails likely to run side by side for a long stretch.

## Ethereum Still Sits In The Middle

The report and the market reaction both placed [Ethereum](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum) in the middle of the tokenization story. Reports have it that Wall Street firms are already using Ethereum for tokenization, citing BlackRock’s [BUIDL fund](https://securitize.io/blackrock/buidl) and the firm’s plan to tokenize money market funds on the blockchain using Ethereum.

![](https://www.tradingview.com/x/XsfU2804/)
Even so, the price action has stayed weak. Ethereum was trading around $1,985 when the piece was published, after a drop of 0.85% on the day, and the token had already fallen below the psychological $2,000 level.

The report also pointed to a support band between $1,980 and $1,990, which had formed a demand zone on May 29. A bounce from that area, it said, could push ETH back above $2,000 and later toward $2,220.

Price Still Has Work To Do
Technical pressure was still hanging over the chart. ETH formed a double-top pattern on April 17 and May 6, then broke below the neckline and fell toward the $2,000 area after a second drop of about 9% from the $2,460 peak.

*Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView*