Standard Chartered: The rsETH security incident has not changed the growth logic of RWA, and the market size forecast remains at $2 trillion.

A recent report from Standard Chartered Bank indicates that while the KelpDAO rsETH theft has severely impacted the DeFi ecosystem, it is insufficient to alter the long-term growth trend of Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization. Standard Chartered maintains its forecast that the RWA tokenization market will grow from $35 billion in October 2025 to $2 trillion by the end of 2028, driven primarily by the continued expansion of the DeFi banking system and stablecoin liquidity. Geoffrey Kendrick, Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, stated that this incident is more like DeFi being "bent, not broken," and may even be a significant turning point towards a more resilient industry structure. (The Block)