TLDR Standard Chartered initiated coverage of Arbitrum’s ARB token with a $10 price target for the end of 2030. The bank expects ARB to reach $0.50 by the end of 2026, before rising to $1.50
Arbitrum has received a price forecast from Standard Chartered, which started coverage of the ARB token with a $10 target for the end of 2030. The bank linked its outlook to the use of blockchain systems by traditional financial firms and rising demand for tokenized assets.
Standard Chartered expects ARB to reach $0.50 by the end of 2026, followed by $1.50 in 2027, $3.50 in 2028, and $6.50 in 2029. The final 2030 target stands at $10. ARB traded near $0.13 on Tuesday, placing the forecast far above its market price.
Geoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research, also expects ARB to outperform Bitcoin and Ether during the forecast period. The bank sees Bitcoin reaching $100,000 by end-2026 and $500,000 by end-2030. It expects Ether to rise to $4,000 in 2026 and $40,000 in 2030.
The bank based part of its Arbitrum case on the network’s role in providing blockchain infrastructure to outside firms. Under the Arbitrum Expansion Program, external chains using its technology pay 10% of their net protocol revenue to the network. That fee model ties network income to activity generated by chains using Arbitrum.
Standard Chartered said Robinhood Chain has already changed Arbitrum’s revenue profile. Robinhood Chain generated daily fee revenue of $2.8 million during the first two weeks of September. The bank estimates Arbitrum could receive about $5 million in September fees under the current run rate.
Standard Chartered also linked its ARB target to expected growth in tokenized financial assets. The bank projects the tokenized asset market could reach $4 trillion by the end of 2028, compared with about $340 billion now. Tokenized equities could reach $750 billion over the same period.
The bank said more financial firms could launch chains using Arbitrum’s technology if Robinhood Chain continues to perform well. However, it also listed several risks. These include slower tokenization, stronger competition from other networks, and a limited direct link between ARB and network revenue.
Standard Chartered also pointed to pending U.S. rules and work by the DTCC on tokenized equities. The bank said regulatory progress could shape how quickly traditional firms move assets onto blockchains and how much revenue Arbitrum can generate from that activity.
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