Standard Chartered builds institutional research coverage for DeFi protocols
- —Bank initiated coverage on seven DeFi protocols since mid-June, including Ethena
- —Models cover revenue, usage, token economics and valuation
- —Research sits alongside custody and tokenization in the bank's digital-asset strategy
- —Coverage centers on the Ethereum ecosystem
Why it matters: Institutional-grade research lowers barriers for traditional capital entering DeFi tokens.
Source: Crypto Briefing