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Standard Chartered forecasts UNI rising from $2.50 to $100 by 2030.
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Tokenized assets are projected to grow from $340B to $4T by 2028.
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DeFi assets could reach $2.7T by 2030, representing 37x growth.
A 40x return target isn’t something Wall Street throws around casually. Yet that’s exactly what a new research report is projecting for Uniswap, as institutional interest in tokenized assets and decentralized finance continues to gather momentum.
Meanwhile, according to a June 15, 2026 report, Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Uniswap and forecast that UNI could climb from roughly $2.50 today to $100 by the end of 2030. The projection is built on a broader thesis that tokenized assets and DeFi are heading toward a massive expansion over the next several years.
Tokenized Assets Growth Drives UNI Outlook
The report estimates that tokenized assets on-chain will grow from $340 billion today to $4 trillion by the end of 2028. Furthermore, the share of those assets actively used within DeFi is expected to rise dramatically.
Currently, only around 3.5% of tokenized assets are active in DeFi. By the end of 2030, that figure is projected to reach 30%, driven by growing adoption of stablecoins, real-world assets, and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. As a result, capital flowing through decentralized protocols could increase significantly.
Why Uniswap Stands Out In DeFi
The report identifies Uniswap as uniquely positioned to capture that opportunity. As the largest decentralized exchange, Uniswap already serves as a core trading venue for on-chain assets.
Moreover, researchers highlighted three major advantages: its role as an all-purpose infrastructure layer, its long operating history and brand recognition, and its dominance in highly correlated pair trading.
As more tokenized assets move on-chain, liquidity pools could facilitate trading between naturally related assets. In other words, decentralized liquidity pools could unlock trading opportunities that traditional systems may find difficult to match.
DeFi Market Could Expand 37 Times
Notably, the most ambitious figure in the report is the forecast for total assets locked in DeFi. Researchers estimate DeFi could grow from current levels to approximately $2.7 trillion by the end of 2030, representing a 37x increase. If that scenario materializes, Uniswap liquidity pools would potentially have substantially more assets available for trading.
Additionally, the report also suggests that deeper commercialization and additional TradFi partnerships could help Uniswap narrow valuation gaps with larger centralized crypto trading platforms. Based on that outlook, the bank forecasts UNI price at $6.50 in 2026, $20 in 2027, $40 in 2028, and ultimately $100 by the end of 2030, making Uniswap one of its highest-conviction long-term digital asset forecasts.
