Standard Chartered Sees Arbitrum Token Price Soar to $10 by 2030

Standard Chartered has set an end-2030 price target of $10 for Arbitrum's ARB token, calling it 'the blockchain for TradFi'. The forecast comes from a note by Geoff Kendrick, the bank's global head of digital assets research. According to Kendrick, the token will reach $0.50 by the end of 2026, $1.50 by end-2027, $3.50 by end-2028, $6.50 by end-2029, and $10 by end-2030.

The forecast is based on Arbitrum's licensing model, where it takes a share of revenue from chains built on its stack. The most prominent example is Robinhood Chain, which went live in July and has fallen 93% from its peak in the past 10 days. Arbitrum earns from four lines: Arbitrum One transaction fees, treasury management returns, Timeboost express-lane auctions, and Arbitrum Expansion Program fees.

The bank values Arbitrum on market capitalization against annualized three-month ecosystem fees. ARB's multiple is 1.3, which is lower than Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche. The forecast assumes tokenized assets will grow to $4 trillion by end-2028 from about $340 billion.