[Standard Chartered Bank: RWA Market Size Could Reach $2 Trillion by 2028] According to The Block, a report from Standard Chartered Bank states that while the theft of KelpDAO's rsETH has impacted the DeFi ecosystem, it will not alter the long-term growth trend of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. Geoffrey Kendrick, Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, remarked that this incident is more akin to DeFi being 'bent but not broken' and could serve as a turning point toward a more resilient industry structure. Standard Chartered predicts that by the end of 2028, the RWA market size will grow from $35 billion in October 2025 to $2 trillion, primarily driven by the expansion of the DeFi banking system and stablecoin liquidity.