Standard Chartered forecasts that assets locked in decentralized finance could reach $2.7 trillion by 2030. The bank points to tokenization and crypto-native growth as key drivers of that expansion.
Standard Chartered forecasts that assets locked in decentralized finance could reach $2.7 trillion by 2030. The bank points to tokenization and crypto-native growth as key drivers of that expansion.
The projection matters because it frames DeFi as a market that could expand far beyond its current role in crypto infrastructure. If tokenization continues to bring more assets onto blockchain-based systems, decentralized finance could become a larger part of how digital asset markets are organized.
Standard Chartered forecasts that assets locked in decentralized finance will reach $2.7 trillion by 2030, with tokenization and crypto-native growth expected to drive the increase.
The projection matters because it frames DeFi as a market that could expand far beyond its current role in crypto infrastructure. If tokenization continues to bring more assets onto blockchain-based systems, decentralized finance could become a larger part of how digital asset markets are organized.
Tokenization refers to representing assets on blockchain networks, a process that can make them usable within DeFi applications. According to the forecast, that trend is one of the main forces expected to increase assets locked in decentralized finance over the rest of the decade.
Standard Chartered also cited crypto-native growth as part of the outlook. That suggests the bank expects expansion not only from tokenized assets, but also from activity originating within the digital asset sector itself.
The forecast is not investment advice and does not guarantee that DeFi will reach the projected level. It does, however, highlight how major financial institutions are assessing tokenization as a potential driver of long-term growth in decentralized finance.
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