- Standard Chartered projects UNI could climb from $6.50 in 2026 to $100 by 2030 on growing DeFi adoption.
- The bank expects tokenized assets to expand to $4 trillion by 2028, driving activity across DeFi protocols.
- Uniswap’s liquidity infrastructure and institutional interest position it to benefit from on-chain finance growth.
Standard Chartered has initiated coverage of Uniswap’s UNI token with a $100 price target for 2030, outlining a long-term growth path tied to tokenized real-world assets and decentralized finance. In a June 15 report, Geoff Kendrick, the bank’s head of digital assets research, said Uniswap could benefit as traditional financial institutions move assets on-chain and increasingly interact with DeFi infrastructure.
Tokenized Assets Drive Long-Term Forecast
According to Standard Chartered, UNI could rise to $6.50 by the end of 2026, followed by $20 in 2027. The bank also projects $40 in 2028, $65 in 2029, and $100 by 2030.
The forecast centers on the growth of tokenized assets. Notably, the bank expects the market to expand from roughly $340 billion today to $4 trillion by 2028.
At the same time, Standard Chartered estimates the share of tokenized assets active in DeFi will increase substantially. That figure could reach 30% by 2030, compared with about 3.5% today.
As a result, the bank projects approximately $2.7 trillion could be held within DeFi protocols by the end of the decade.
Uniswap Positioned As Market Infrastructure
Geoff Kendrick described Uniswap as a direct way to gain exposure to the expansion of on-chain finance. Rather than focusing on retail trading, he characterized the protocol as infrastructure that financial institutions can integrate with.
Uniswap operates through automated liquidity pools instead of centralized order books. Consequently, traders exchange assets directly against smart contract pools supplied by liquidity providers.
According to the report, tokenized treasuries, bonds, equities, real estate assets, stablecoins, and crypto-native assets could contribute future trading volume.
Furthermore, Standard Chartered said traditional financial firms may require decentralized liquidity venues as tokenized markets grow.
DeFi Growth Expectations Expand UNI Thesis
The report noted that Uniswap has processed more than $3.7 trillion in lifetime trading volume since launch. Additionally, the protocol has generated roughly $5.6 billion in fees, according to DeFiLlama data.
Meanwhile, Kendrick linked part of the forecast to Uniswap’s planned “UNIfication” upgrade. The bank expects increased trading activity could contribute to additional token burns over time.
Standard Chartered also pointed to growing institutional participation. Reports indicate Fidelity Digital Dollar recently added liquidity to both Curve Finance and Uniswap. Separately, on-chain analyst LytninCrypto described the move as Fidelity’s first known interaction with permissionless decentralized finance.
The bank stated that Uniswap’s established position, operating history, and liquidity infrastructure place it among the protocols positioned to benefit from increased tokenized asset activity on blockchain networks.
