Standard Chartered Forecasts Chainlink Price to Surge 25-Fold by 2030

Standard Chartered has initiated coverage of Chainlink (LINK) and is predicting that its price will rise by roughly 25 times to $200 by the end of 2030. This forecast assumes tokenization and decentralized finance activity will drive higher demand for Chainlink's services, including oracle data feeds and cross-chain infrastructure.

The bank expects $110 billion in value secured by Chainlink, representing around 70% of oracle-dependent DeFi value globally and more than 80% on Ethereum. Aave V3 alone accounts for about 44% of this value. Standard Chartered's forecast is based on its expectations for tokenized assets and DeFi growth.

The bank estimates that fees generated by Chainlink could increase by about 25 times by 2030, with the token price expected to broadly track this increase. Standard Chartered also expects customers outside crypto-native markets to account for an increasing portion of Chainlink fees as tokenization projects move into production.