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Standard Chartered said the migration of tokenized assets into decentralized finance could drive fresh deposits into Aave, helping the onchain lending protocol rebuild its position as a dominant player in the sector.
The bank identified Aave as a direct beneficiary if tokenized real-world assets continue finding utility on DeFi platforms.
Standard Chartered's Thesis Standard Chartered's case connects two converging trends: the growth of tokenized assets — traditional financial instruments represented on a blockchain — and the structural demand of DeFi lending protocols for deep, reliable deposit pools.
Aave operates as an onchain lending platform where users supply assets to earn yield and borrowers draw against posted collateral, without a centralized intermediary.
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