Standard Chartered Projects $20 Trillion RWA Market by 2026

Standard Chartered Bank has predicted that the total value of tokenized real-world assets could soar to $20 trillion within three years, driven by blockchain efficiency.

Rising value marks a seismic shift in finance, challenging traditional systems with decentralized finance advances and fostering significant institutional involvement. Immediate impacts on DeFi and stablecoin markets anticipated.

Ethereum’s Role and Regulatory Considerations in Tokenization

Standard Chartered released a report highlighting a vast potential for tokenized RWAs to grow from $350 billion to $20 trillion by 2026. Geoff Kendrick, Head of Foreign Exchange and Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, considers stablecoins a key drive.

Key allocations include $7.5 trillion in money market funds and U.S. stocks, contributing significantly to the projections. Additional investments of $2.5 trillion are anticipated for private equity sectors, including commodities and real estate.

“The success of stablecoins in 2025 has started to disrupt TradFi payment networks and savings. It has also set three important DeFi boom preconditions in motion — raised awareness in developed markets, created the necessary liquidity on-chain, and driven an expansion of on-chain lending and borrowing.” – Geoff Kendrick, Head of Foreign Exchange and Digital Assets Research, Standard Chartered

Market Data and Future Insights

Did you know? The anticipated growth to $20 trillion could potentially eclipse the current scale of tokenized real-world assets by over 57 times in just a few years, indicating unprecedented integration of blockchain infrastructure.

Ethereum (ETH) is currently priced at $3,714.89 with a market cap totaling $448.38 billion and dominance of 12.46%. Reporting a 24-hour trading volume of $39.70 billion, Ethereum endured a daily price change of -5.36%. CoinMarketCap provided these figures.

Research from Coincu predicts that successful integration efforts may result in new regulatory frameworks to handle crypto asset complexity. Ethereum’s infrastructural dominance supports broad changes under study, promising critical enhancements in DeFi execution and cross-border finance.