Aave Could Jump to $3,500 by 2030, Standard Chartered Forecasts 50x Gain from Current Levels

According to Geoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered's global head of digital assets research, Aave (AAVE) could reach $3,500 by the end of 2030, representing roughly a 50x increase from its current trading price near $76.49. Kendrick's staged forecast projects AAVE at $180 by end of 2026, $600 by end of 2027, $1,200 by end of 2028, and $2,200 by end of 2029.

The forecast assumes significant growth in decentralized finance and wider adoption of tokenized real-world assets. Standard Chartered expects assets actively used in DeFi to increase 37 times by 2030, reaching approximately $2.7 trillion. The bank views Aave's permissioned lending platform Aave Horizon as a key driver, designed to bridge DeFi and traditional finance by allowing approved institutions to borrow against tokenized real-world assets. Aave's GHO stablecoin, with current supply near $600 million, also supports the medium-term case.