Standard Chartered Projects DeFi Assets to Reach $2.7 Trillion by 2030
- Assets locked in DeFi expected to grow from current levels to $2.7 trillion, a growth of 37 times.
- Only about 3% of stablecoins and approximately 10% of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) are currently utilized in DeFi.
- The share of tokenized assets used in DeFi is projected to increase from about 3.5% today to around 30% by the end of the decade.
- Standard Chartered anticipates that non-stablecoin tokenized RWAs will reach $2 trillion by the end of the year.
- Uniswap may become a key trading venue as more tokenized assets transition onchain, according to Geoff Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered.
The forecast suggests significant institutional interest in DeFi, driven by the potential for capital influx through tokenization. However, experts caution that simply tokenizing assets does not ensure market efficiency or liquidity.
With projections indicating a rise in DeFi asset utilization, reaching $2.7 trillion would require substantial growth in onchain assets and their adoption within DeFi protocols.(Source)
