Standard Chartered targets AAVE at $3,500 by 2030, a 50x gain, projecting it will outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum as DeFi hits $2.7T.

Aave generated $907M in 2025 revenue and $333M YTD in 2026. Standard Chartered initiates coverage as the DeFi lender routes all fees to its DAO treasury.

Geoff Kendrick said Aave has moved past April's cyberattack-related market disruption and is well positioned to benefit from growth in tokenized assets and DeFi.