Standard Chartered Bank: Tokenization could drive DeFi asset size to $2.7 trillion, a 37-fold increase by 2030.

According to ME News, on June 15th (UTC+8), Standard Chartered Bank predicted in its latest research report that the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) will reach approximately $2.7 trillion by 2030, representing a 37-fold increase from current levels. The report indicates that this growth will be primarily driven by the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and the migration of crypto-native assets to on-chain protocols. Geoff Kendrick, Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, stated that the next wave of "structural growth opportunities" in digital assets will come from DeFi protocols, and predicts that by 2030, the proportion of tokenized assets entering the DeFi system will increase from approximately 3.5% currently to approximately 30%. Current data shows that only about 3% of stablecoins and 10% of tokenized real-world assets are actually used in DeFi protocols, indicating significant room for further penetration. The report also emphasizes that achieving the $2.7 trillion target will depend on the rapid expansion of tokenized asset size and a significant improvement in on-chain capital utilization efficiency. Standard Chartered previously predicted that the real-world value of tokenized non-stablecoin assets would reach $2 trillion by 2028, with money market funds and US stocks being the main components. At the infrastructure level, the report mentioned that decentralized trading protocols such as Uniswap could become important trading hubs for tokenized assets, and pointed out that traditional financial institutions will pay more attention to security and stability when entering the on-chain market. However, analysts also cautioned that tokenization does not necessarily lead to increased liquidity, and the fragmentation between different chains and asset standards may still limit market depth and unified pricing capabilities. (Source: ME)