Crypto exchanges are increasingly offering perpetual futures (perps) for traditional financial assets like stocks, commodities, and indexes, a trend dubbed the "reverse bridge." According to CoinGecko, these platforms processed $1.32 trillion in traditional asset perps during the first five months of 2026, a significant jump from $104.21 billion in all of 2025. This allows 24/7 exposure to traditional markets, with Bitget reporting stock perps now account for 28% of its trading volume, while Binance and Coinbase are developing "everything exchange" models to integrate crypto and traditional asset trading.