Jefferies, a prominent Wall Street investment bank, forecasts that public listings of crypto and blockchain-related companies could reach a $1 trillion market by 2031. This projection was unveiled at the bank's inaugural Digital Assets Investor Conference in New York, attended by 150 institutional investors and executives from 35 digital asset firms. The bank's optimistic outlook is driven by the tokenization of real-world assets and the integration of stablecoins into payments and settlements. These developments are expected to enhance settlement speed, enable 24/7 trading, and expand access to a global investor base. Additionally, impending regulatory clarity, such as the proposed CLARITY Act, is anticipated to facilitate more crypto IPOs. Despite a slowdown in the crypto IPO market in 2026 compared to 2025, Jefferies anticipates 10 to 15 crypto-native IPOs in the next 18 to 24 months. Companies like Securitize, Payward, and FalconX are among the potential candidates. The conference highlighted a shift from speculative token investments to revenue-generating blockchain applications, signaling blockchain's growing role in core financial infrastructure.