Chainlink Positioned for $4T Tokenization Boom

Standard Chartered, a leading financial institution, has released a research note titled 'Chainlink, Owning the rails' which highlights the potential of Chainlink (LINK) to become a key player in the next phase of institutional tokenization. According to the bank, tokenized assets are expected to grow to $4 trillion by 2028, from about $340 billion today.

The report argues that tokenized assets cannot scale through issuance alone and require reliable external data, secure movement across blockchains, privacy tools, and compliance systems before they can be used widely in DeFi and traditional finance workflows. Chainlink already provides secure on-chain connections 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 also points out that Chainlink has expanded 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 TradFi. Companies and institutions using Chainlink services include Swift, DTCC, Euroclear, JPMorgan, Mastercard, UBS, Fidelity, and WisdomTree.