Standard Chartered Sees $100 UNI Target by 2030 in Tokenization Boom

Standard Chartered has set a $100 target for the price of UNI by 2030, predicting that tokenized assets could reach $4 trillion by 2028 and DeFi's share of the market rising to 30% from its current 3.5%. This forecast assumes that tokenization will grow into a large enough market, with a meaningful share becoming active in DeFi rather than simply sitting on-chain as a record of ownership within a regulated wrapper.

The bank's thesis depends on open liquidity, which would allow for 24/7 markets, composability, stablecoin settlement, and broader collateral use. However, the BUIDL example shows that large tokenized products can exist on-chain while participation remains concentrated and permissioned.

For UNI to capture this growth, it needs a capture mechanism, such as the proposed protocol-fee and UNI-burn mechanics described in the executed UNIfication proposal. This would require real trading flows, durable fee generation, and a clearer link between protocol growth and token economics.