Standard Chartered sees $2T in tokenized RWAs by 2028, matching stablecoins

Investment bank Standard Chartered projects that tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) could achieve a cumulative value of $2 trillion by 2028, driven by the migration of global capital onto efficient blockchain rails. This growth is expected to be supported by stablecoin liquidity, which has pushed the stablecoin market cap past $300 billion, creating a "self-sustaining cycle" in decentralized finance (DeFi). Of the projected $2 trillion, $750 billion is anticipated for tokenized money-market funds, $750 billion for tokenized US stocks, $250 billion for tokenized US funds, and $250 billion for less liquid private equity segments like commodities and real estate. Standard Chartered's global head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick, noted that this represents an over 57-fold growth from the current $35 billion RWA value. However, the bank warned that regulatory uncertainty remains the primary threat to this sector's progress.

(Source：Cointelegraph)