Questioning the $100 UNI narrative
The bull case for UNI hitting $100 relies heavily on tokenized real-world assets trading actively on-chain. But is that really a given? Let's dig into the weak spots.
Bear cases that keep me up at night
Everyone's talking about UNI hitting $100 based on RWA adoption. But I keep asking myself — what if tokenized assets just sit there and don't generate meaningful trading volume? Most of today's tokenized treasuries are held for yield, not for swapping. Uniswap needs fees from trading, not just assets sitting in pools.
Then there's compliance. Institutional RWAs come with KYC and transfer restrictions — that's a direct clash with permissionless liquidity. Until major players like BlackRock actually launch on Uniswap pools, the whole thesis is speculative. And competition? Aerodrome, Raydium, Meteora — they're all gunning for that volume too.
The $100 target requires a perfect storm: huge RWA growth, DeFi adoption, fee capture, regulatory clarity, and market share leadership. One crack and the whole thing wobbles. Maybe we should watch for the real trigger — a big issuer putting liquidity on Uniswap. Until then, it's just a story 🤔

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