Standard Chartered initiates coverage of Arbitrum, forecasting ARB token reaching $10 by 2030 driven by tokenization and L2 infrastructure for traditional finance.
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Standard Chartered has initiated research coverage of Arbitrum, projecting the ARB token will reach $10 by the end of 2030—a 70-fold increase from current levels. The bank identifies tokenization and migration of traditional finance activity onchain as the primary growth drivers for the network, positioning Arbitrum as critical Layer 2 infrastructure for conventional financial operations.
The projection rests on the assumption that increased network adoption will translate to higher transaction activity and, consequently, greater revenue and market capitalization for the project. Standard Chartered's analysis frames tokenization of traditional assets as a catalyst for this expansion, though the bank does not detail specific mechanisms linking protocol revenue to token valuation or quantify expected adoption levels.
What remains unspecified is the timeframe and pace at which traditional finance entities are expected to migrate to Arbitrum, whether the projection accounts for competitive Layer 2 solutions, and how tokenization demand specifically translates to network activity at scale. The research does not clarify whether the $10 target is based on fundamental valuation models or assumes broader crypto market expansion.