Why Standard Chartered Predicts UNI Price Could Surge 40x by 2030

Uniswap (UNI) price is up by 15% today, June 16, to trade at $3.01 at the time of writing. The rise comes as Standard Chartered predicts that the Uniswap price can rise above $100 over the next four years.

The banking giant expects that Uniswap will rise by 40 times by 2030, adding that its presence in the DeFi space will be the main factor that will bring these gains.

Standard Chartered Forecasts Why UNI Price Could Rally

Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick has predicted that Uniswap is going to perform better than Bitcoin and Ethereum because of its footprint in the DeFi industry.

Kendrick also added that Uniswap will be the bridge on which Wall Street will move to the blockchain, and as demand for the platform increases, the UNI price will rise as well.

“Uniswap should be viewed less as a retail DEX app and more as market infrastructure that TradFi can integrate with once tokenized assets scale,” Kendrick said.

Standard Chartered adds that the digital assets that are deposited and staked on DeFi protocols will top $2.7 trillion by 2030. Uniswap could get a big share of this because the liquidity pools on the protocol will get to have 37 times more assets than they have now, per Kendrick.

Kendrick also mentioned the UNIfication upgrade that happened in December 2025 and how it has dropped the supply of UNI from one trillion to 895 billion.

The upgrade makes sure that part of the fees paid in UNI by those who use the platform go to a burn address that takes it out of supply entirely.

That means that if Wall Street begins to use Uniswap just as Standard Chartered predicts, the supply will continue shrinking, and the price will increase as long as buyers step up.

Uniswap is not a foreign name on Wall Street because BlackRock tapped Uniswap in February 2026 to create a tokenized money market fund that is known as BUIDL.

Bitwise also filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC in February 2026 to launch a spot UNI ETF that will become the first ETF that focuses on DeFi if it is approved by the US securities regulator.

UNI Price Outlook as Bullish Pattern Hints at More Gains

Uniswap price has gained from $2.35 on June 10 to reach $3.06 on June 16. These gains come from two factors: the bullish outlook of the broader crypto market and the DeFi growth predicted by Standard Chartered.

The recent gains have seen the UNI price create a rounded bottom pattern that usually suggests a healthy recovery as long as buying pressure remains.

The bottom pattern has a depth of 22% from the June 6 low of $2.31 to the obstacle of $2.84. If the price can make three straight closes above $2.84, it could rise by 22% and reach $3.49.

The RSI that has a reading of 56 suggests that the bullish momentum is becoming strong. The RSI line that is also tipping north also suggests that buying pressure is rising.

The MACD histogram bars that are positive and growing in length also suggest that the trend is shifting to favor bulls.

UNI could reach the target of $3.49 if people continue to buy because of the bullish long-term Uniswap price forecast shared by Standard Chartered.

Uniswap DeFi Activity Spikes

The DeFi activity on Uniswap has recorded a slight bounce since June 10, as the Standard Chartered forecast that Wall Street will flock to Uniswap’s DeFi platform fuels demand.

Data from DeFiLlama shows that the TVL on Uniswap has increased from $2.74 million on June 10 to $2.88 billion on June 16. The DEX volume has also reached $1.75 billion, the highest level since June 5.

This surging DeFi activity could cause more UNI token removal from the Uniswap platform and support a steady increase in the price of the UNI token.