Standard Chartered has released a bold new forecast for Uniswap’s UNI token. The bank now expects the Uniswap price to reach $6.50 by the end of 2026 and $100 by 2030, up from about $2.50 today. That path would mean roughly a 40x gain over the rest of the decade if the call proves correct.
Geoffrey Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets research, argues that UNI coin could outperform both Bitcoin and Ether over this period. He ties that view to the growth of tokenized assets using decentralized finance, not just to crypto trading cycles. According to the note, the UNI price path runs through $20 in 2027, $40 in 2028, and $65 in 2029 before reaching $100 in 2030.
Tokenized Assets Drive DeFi Forecasts
Standard Chartered expects the value of tokenized assets active in DeFi to grow 37-fold by 2030. Kendrick estimates this shift will push total assets locked in DeFi protocols to about $2.7 trillion by the end of the decade, up from current levels around the mid‑tens of billions. He writes that “this would mean $2.7 trillion of assets locked in DeFi by end‑2030, up 37x from today.”
The bank also expects tokenized assets on public blockchains to reach about $4 trillion by 2028, split between stablecoins and real‑world assets such as bonds and funds. Kendrick says, “the amount of tokenized assets active in DeFi will 37x by the end of 2030,” and he projects that their share of the tokenized market will rise from roughly 3.5% today to about 30%. This expansion would make DeFi a central venue for trading, lending, and collateral management of tokenized financial products, rather than a niche sector.
According to the report, the bank believes Uniswap is well placed to benefit as tokenized assets move into DeFi. The bank sees Uniswap as a possible “core piece of trading infrastructure” for these assets, especially as banks, asset managers, and fintech companies bring more products on-chain. The report also points out Uniswap’s position as a top decentralized exchange, along with its fee-burning system and the decreasing supply of UNI, as important factors supporting its long-term price target.
At the same time, the bank stresses that these are projections, not promises. Kendrick points to regulatory shifts, smart‑contract security, and the pace of institutional adoption as major variables that could shape UNI’s eventual path.
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