Standard Chartered forecasts DeFi TVL $2.7 trillion by 2030

A major international bank has projected a massive expansion for the decentralized finance sector, forecasting that the total value of tokenized assets actively used in DeFi could reach $2.7 trillion by the end of 2030. In a research note released on Monday, June 15, 2026, Standard Chartered analysts, led by global head of digital assets research Geoff Kendrick, outlined a scenario where the current DeFi ecosystem grows by a factor of 37.

The forecast hinges on a dramatic shift in how tokenized real-world assets are utilized. The bank estimates that only about 3.5% of the current $340 billion in tokenized assets are actively deployed in DeFi protocols today. It projects this share will surge to 30% by 2030, driven by an influx of assets like tokenized money-market funds, equities, and stablecoins moving onto blockchain infrastructure.

As part of this analysis, Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Uniswap, the largest decentralized exchange, and issued a long-term price target of $100 for its native UNI token by 2030, representing a nearly 40-fold increase from its trading price of approximately $2.71 on Monday. The bank also projected interim targets, including $6.50 by the...