BlockBeats News, June 15th - Standard Chartered Bank predicted in its latest research report that by 2030, the total value locked in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) will reach around $2.7 trillion, a roughly 37x increase from the current level.

The report pointed out 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 Assets Research at Standard Chartered, stated that the next wave of digital asset "structural growth opportunities" will come from DeFi protocols, with the percentage of tokenized assets entering the DeFi ecosystem expected to increase from the current approximately 3.5% to around 30% by 2030.

Current data shows that only about 3% of stablecoins and 10% of tokenized real-world assets are actually utilized in DeFi protocols, indicating significant room for further penetration. The report also highlights that achieving the $2.7 trillion target will depend on the rapid expansion of tokenized asset volumes and a significant improvement in on-chain capital efficiency. Previously, Standard Chartered had forecasted that by 2028, the tokenized value of non-stablecoin real-world assets would reach $2 trillion, with money market funds and US equities comprising a major portion.

On the infrastructure front, the report mentions that decentralized trading protocols like Uniswap could become crucial trading hubs for tokenized assets, and it notes that traditional financial institutions entering the on-chain market will place greater emphasis on security and stability.

However, analysts also caution that tokenization does not necessarily lead to increased liquidity, and the fragmentation between different chains and asset standards may still limit market depth and uniform pricing ability.