{"id":55262,"date":"2025-07-02T13:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/standard-chartered-predicts-bitcoin-to-hit-135k-by-q3-surge-to-200k-by-year-end\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:25:24","slug":"standard-chartered-predicts-bitcoin-to-hit-135k-by-q3-surge-to-200k-by-year-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/standard-chartered-predicts-bitcoin-to-hit-135k-by-q3-surge-to-200k-by-year-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Chartered predicts Bitcoin to hit $135K by Q3, surge to $200K by year-end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/06\/image-78-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/06\/image-78-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/06\/image-78-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/06\/image-78-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Standard Chartered continues to stand by its bold long-term call of Bitcoin reaching $500,000 by 2028.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The bank\u2019s $200,000 forecast for year-end 2025, if realized, would mark a near-doubling from current levels.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>In his note, Kendrick argued that the dynamics driving BTC have fundamentally changed.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>Standard Chartered is doubling down on its bullish outlook for Bitcoin, forecasting the cryptocurrency will rise to $135,000 by the end of the third quarter and breach the $200,000 mark by the close of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The prediction, published in a research note Wednesday, attributes the strength of Bitcoin\u2019s rally to increased institutional demand, especially from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and corporate treasuries.<\/p>\n<p>The latest projections come from Geoff Kendrick, head of digital asset research at Standard Chartered, who has been consistently optimistic on Bitcoin\u2019s long-term trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>In his note, Kendrick argued that the dynamics driving BTC have fundamentally changed, marking a departure from the cryptocurrency\u2019s historical halving cycle patterns.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The new drivers behind BTC\u2019s movements<\/h2>\n<p>Kendrick said that Bitcoin has \u201cmoved beyond the previous dynamic whereby prices fell 18 months after a \u2018halving\u2019 cycle,\u201d referring to the roughly four-year interval when the Bitcoin network reduces mining rewards by half.<\/p>\n<p>This mechanism has historically driven supply shocks that led to price booms followed by corrections, often within an 18-month window.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kendrick said the latest halving in April 2024 is unlikely to follow the same trajectory due to the emergence of stronger demand drivers absent in previous cycles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect prices to resume their uptrend, supported by continued strong ETF and Bitcoin treasury buying,\u201d Kendrick wrote.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, ETF and corporate treasury flows accounted for approximately 245,000 BTC in the second quarter of 2025 alone.<\/p>\n<p>Kendrick projects that level will be exceeded in both the third and fourth quarters, citing deepening institutional adoption as a structural support for higher prices.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come as spot Bitcoin ETF flows in the United States turned negative for the first time in more than two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from SoSoValue, US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $342.3 million in net outflows on Tuesday, ending a 15-day streak of positive inflows that had totaled $4.8 billion.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin at $500K<\/h2>\n<p>Standard Chartered continues to stand by its bold long-term call of Bitcoin reaching $500,000 by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>This forecast is premised on sustained institutional interest and broader macroeconomic conditions that could favour digital assets over traditional stores of value.<\/p>\n<p>The bank\u2019s $200,000 forecast for year-end 2025, if realized, would mark a near-doubling from current levels.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, Bitcoin was trading at approximately $107,500.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent outflow from ETFs, Kendrick\u2019s outlook suggests that large-scale institutional allocation to Bitcoin remains a secular trend, with growing interest from corporate treasuries potentially altering how firms manage balance sheet assets.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is up more than 70% over the past year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-banner  container  pt-1\" data-partner=\"bitcoinpepe\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinpepe.co\/en?utm_source=coinjournal&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/themes\/c1-base\/dist\/img\/ad\/blockovate\/en-4.png\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  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