Standard Chartered Predicts $2 Trillion Tokenized Asset Market by 2028

According to BlockBeats, Standard Chartered has released a report indicating that the cumulative value of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) could reach $2 trillion over the next three years as more global capital and payment activities transition to more efficient blockchain networks. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, with its trustless structure, is poised to challenge the dominance of traditional financial systems (TradFi) controlled by centralized entities. Standard Chartered forecasts that as DeFi's application in payments and investments grows, the market capitalization of tokenized RWAs, excluding stablecoins, could reach $2 trillion by 2028. Of this amount, it is expected that $750 billion will flow into money market funds, another $750 billion into tokenized U.S. equities, $250 billion into tokenized U.S. funds, and an additional $250 billion into the less liquid segments of private equity, including commodities, corporate debt, and tokenized real estate. Currently, the cumulative value of RWAs stands at approximately $35 billion. Achieving a market capitalization of $2 trillion would represent a growth of over 57 times in the next three years.