Standard Chartered Predicts UNI Will Outperform Ethereum and Bitcoin, Reaching $100 by 2030

On June 16, Standard Chartered Bank released its first research note on Uniswap, projecting that the protocol’s UNI token could surge 40x from its current approximately $2.70 price to reach $100 by the end of 2030. The financial firm expects the active value of tokenized assets in decentralized finance (DeFi) to skyrocket 37x from its current $340 billion to $27 trillion by 2030. As a leading decentralized trading protocol, Uniswap stands to directly benefit from this growth, with its asset liquidity pools expanding in scale alongside the overall DeFi market. Geoffrey Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s Head of Digital Asset Research, noted that DeFi protocols represent the next wave of intergenerational wealth opportunities in digital assets, and he forecasts UNI will outperform both Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) over the same period. Kendrick drew a relatable analogy: he compared Uniswap to YouTube—an open platform where users provide liquidity—and Coinbase to Netflix, a centralized service. He added that Uniswap’s lower capital requirements give it a distinct competitive advantage, particularly for trading stablecoins, stETH, and similar assets, as well as listing less mainstream (niche) tokens.