2025-12-29 18:26:14

The growth potential of the Ethereum ecosystem is being reassessed. According to industry analysts, Ethereum's total value locked (TVL) could achieve a tenfold increase by 2026. More notably, the stablecoin market size is expected to surpass the $500 billion mark, while the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is projected to reach $300 billion. These growth expectations are not unfounded—traditional institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds are increasing their allocations to Web3 assets. From the expansion of the DeFi ecosystem to the RWA track, the synchronized growth reflects the deepening integration of blockchain applications from purely digital assets into the real economy. The continuous influx of institutional capital will be a key driver of this growth cycle.

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AlwaysAnon

· 5h ago

10x growth? Institutions are really coming, and this time feels different --- Stablecoins 500 billion, RWA 300 billion... The numbers are a bit scary, but who knows --- It's both prediction and analysis, sounds good, but ultimately it still depends on reality --- Sovereign wealth funds are here, which is much more reliable than retail hype --- Integrating with the real economy? Sounds grand, but I don't know when it will actually materialize --- Institutional capital is really entering, and this wave can't be avoided --- 2026, still two years to go, let's see how 2025 unfolds first --- RWA is indeed the future, but it's still too early --- To put it simply, it's still about pouring money in; whether it can escape depends on the value of the chain itself --- TVL 10x? If that's true, we should have jumped in long ago

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WhaleMinion

· 6h ago

Institutional entry sounds good in theory, but has it really materialized? I think it still depends on whether RWA can truly take off. A 10x increase in ETH sounds exciting, but 500 billion in stablecoins... are we sure it's not a bubble? Hey, who can actually make money in this round? Isn't it just institutions using new tricks to harvest retail investors?

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MelonField

· 6h ago

10x growth? Dream on, this number should have a question mark --- Can RWA really take off? Still leaning more towards DeFi --- Institutional entry is a good thing, but will this wave cut the leeks again --- Stablecoins at 500 billion, easy to say, can it really break through? --- Wait, why does it feel like this prediction repeats every year... --- Ethereum is okay, just worried it’s another hype --- Are sovereign wealth funds really allocating to Web3? Feels a bit exaggerated --- Integrating real economy sounds good, but implementation is the key --- Institutional capital is here, what about retail investors? --- TVL growth ≠ coin price increase, don’t confuse the two

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