Global Scans · Tokenised & Decentralised Finance · Weekly Summary

• [New] Analysts forecast $16 trillion in tokenized assets by 2030, while leading firms launch products spanning treasuries, credit, and real estate. The Cryptonomist
• [New] The smart contracts sector is expected to balloon from $4 billion in 2025 to $21.2 billion by 2034, growing at a compound annual rate of 20.3%. WebProNews
• [New] From lending to yield farming, DeFi platforms are transforming traditional banking by enabling peer-to-peer transactions, smart contracts, and digital assets management, creating new opportunities for investors, institutions, and developers worldwide. Journal
• [New] By Q2 2025, over 15 million smart contracts will have been deployed on Ethereum alone. CoinLaw
• [New] The growing popularity of US dollar-backed stablecoins is expected to be a key trend in 2026 and may pose challenges for global monetary policy. Fintech Singapore
• [New] Stablecoins and RWA tokenization have the potential to restructure the supply chains finance system and become the digital blood for cross-border payments. Asian Institute of Supply Chains & Logistics
• [New] By creating clear rules and learning from global examples, Canada hopes to make stablecoins safer and build a more trusted digital economy. Coinfomania
• [New] Analysts highlight Ethereum as a must-hold asset for 2026 due to its structural role in DeFi, NFTs, tokenization and settlement markets. CoinFunnel
• [New] Fusaka's optimization of blob capacity and data sampling could further reinforce Ethereum's position as the dominant settlement layer for decentralized finance in 2026. investing.com
• Real-world asset tokenization will grow from $1.1 trillion now to $2 trillion in 2026, highlighting how traditional markets are converging with blockchain finance. Yahoo Finance
• Digital ID verification is essential for fighting fraud in the digital assets and stablecoins space, which will become much more mainstream in 2026. FinExtra
• Infinex, a DeFi platform focused on integrating blockchain ecosystems, announced today it will conduct a $15 million ICO through the Sonar launchpad platform at a $300 million valuation. Crypto Briefing
• Finland will adopt the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework in 2026 to enhance tax transparency for digital assets. Crypto Briefing
• Smart contracts are revolutionizing transactions in 2025 through AI integration, scalability enhancements like ZK-rollups, and cross-chain interoperability, driving growth from $4 billion to $21.2 billion by 2034. WebProNews
• Nearly half of institutional investors expect to hold digital assets on balance sheets by the end of the year. CFOtech Asia
• Scams involving digital assets, social media, and impersonation remain among the top threats in 2025. Central Oregon Daily
• By 2025, we will see the first wave of true interoperability between major platforms, enabling users to move digital assets and identities across environments. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• A more accommodative global monetary environment could spark renewed risk appetite, favoring digital assets, while tightening measures or regulatory crackdowns could trigger sharp pullbacks. Crowdfund Insider
• DeFi infrastructure could cut global remittance costs by up to 80%, potentially saving the world's unbanked populations $30 billion per year. Yahoo Finance
• The initiative, backed by the DeFi Education Fund and several influential crypto policy groups, argues that decentralized financial tools could save people $30 billion a year in fees, money that is currently lost to what researchers describe as the poverty premium. Yahoo Finance
• A growing coalition of decentralized finance advocates is pushing a new proposal they say could help ease the financial burdens faced by low-income households worldwide. Yahoo Finance
• 2025's Cardano Summit is expected to feature a new roadmap including increased scalability, Voltaire governance, and AI integration in smart contracts. Pintu News

Last updated: 13 December 2025