Standard Chartered, Grayscale See Upside for Aave as Tokenized Assets Move On-Chain

Standard Chartered and Grayscale have both turned bullish on Aave (AAVE), citing upside tied to tokenized assets moving on-chain. According to BeInCrypto, Standard Chartered set a $3,500 target for end-2030, while Grayscale named AAVE among 15 “attractively valued” protocols with a base one-year target of $179 and a bull case around $271, flagging the proposed CLARITY Act as a potential catalyst. AAVE traded near $82.69, up about 0.3% on the day and 12% over the past week, but is down roughly 43% year-to-date in 2026 after selling pressure intensified in April following the KelpDAO exploit.