TechFlow reports that Jamie Coutts, Chief Crypto Analyst at Real Vision, has recently expressed skepticism regarding the market size forecast for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). Coutts believes that with a current two-year compound annual growth rate of 121%, the value of tokenized traditional assets by 2030 could reach approximately $1.3 trillion—significantly lower than Standard Chartered's earlier projection of $30.1 trillion.
Coutts noted that even this more conservative estimate could still have significant implications for the Web3 ecosystem, including areas such as NFTs, social platforms, and gaming. However, he emphasized that the value accrual effect on Ethereum would be difficult to quantify accurately, as layer-2 networks (L2s) may capture 95–99% of the associated revenue.
Notably, McKinsey & Company estimates the market could reach around $2 trillion by 2030, while executives from RippleX predict the future tokenized market could be worth as much as $16 trillion. These varying forecasts reflect broad industry interest and divergence in views on the prospects of asset tokenization.
