Chainlink Poised to Capitalize on $4 Trillion Tokenization Boom

Standard Chartered has published a research note titled 'Chainlink, Owning the rails' which argues that Chainlink (LINK) could become a key beneficiary of the next phase of institutional tokenization. The bank expects tokenized assets to grow to $4 trillion by the end of 2028, from about $340 billion today.

To achieve this scale, reliable external data, secure movement across blockchains, privacy tools, and compliance systems are necessary. Chainlink already provides these services for about 70% of DeFi markets globally and more than 80% on Ethereum, with over $32 trillion in transaction value enabled to date.

The bank believes that Chainlink has expanded its offerings beyond oracles into interoperability, compliance, and privacy, making it the only end-to-end platform currently positioned to support tokenized assets across both DeFi and traditional finance. Companies and institutions using Chainlink services include Swift, DTCC, Euroclear, JPMorgan, Mastercard, UBS, Fidelity, and WisdomTree.