Standard Chartered Predicts LINK Could Hit $200 by 2030 on RWA Boom

Standard Chartered’s global head of digital asset research forecasts that Chainlink’s LINK token could surge more than 25-fold by the end of 2030, rising from around $8 today to as high as $200. The prediction is tied to expectations that tokenized real-world assets will grow to $4 trillion by 2028, driving greater demand for secure, trusted data feeds connecting blockchain systems to external information.

Chainlink Positioned as Key Infrastructure Provider

The report also projects a 37-fold increase in tokenized and crypto-native assets used in decentralized finance, reaching $2.7 trillion by 2030. According to the analysis, this growth will require trusted data, cross-network interoperability, privacy-focused compliance tools, and integration with traditional financial systems, capabilities the report suggests only Chainlink currently offers at scale. Chainlink remains the largest decentralized oracle provider in the industry, securing significantly more value than its closest competitor.

Momentum Already Building

The forecast follows a recent surge in tokenized asset activity, with trading volumes for tokenized real-world assets on decentralized exchanges hitting a new record in July, driven largely by public equities. Analysts note potential risks to the prediction, including slower institutional adoption, competition from other oracle providers, and possible technical challenges ahead.