BTC Price Target of $200K Still in Play, Driven by ETFs, Corporate Treasuries: StanChart
July 2, 2025
BTC
$108,515.78
+
2.31%
ETH
$2,494.23
+
2.81%
USDT
$1.0004
–
0.01%
XRP
$2.2089
+
0.73%
BNB
$661.65
+
2.36%
SOL
$150.80
+
2.27%
USDC
$0.9999
–
0.02%
TRX
$0.2814
+
0.84%
DOGE
$0.1650
+
3.41%
ADA
$0.5759
+
5.12%
HYPE
$38.90
–
0.31%
BCH
$502.44
–
3.20%
SUI
$2.8208
+
4.61%
WBT
$43.59
–
2.23%
LINK
$13.34
+
2.42%
LEO
$8.9356
+
0.32%
AVAX
$17.96
+
3.97%
XLM
$0.2339
+
1.24%
TON
$2.8467
+
2.36%
SHIB
$0.0₄1161
+
3.82%
By Will Canny, AI Boost|Edited by Sheldon Reback
Updated Jul 2, 2025, 1:55 p.m. Published Jul 2, 2025, 1:38 p.m.
- Standard Chartered reiterated its year-end bitcoin price target of 200K.
- The bank expects ETF inflows and corporate treasury buying of BTC to increase in the second half.
- Positive macro catalysts include passage of the stablecoin bill in the U.S., and early replacement of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the report said.
Bitcoin
is set to defy historical post-halving patterns and push toward an all-time high in the second half, investment bank Standard Chartered(STAN)said in a research report Wednesday.
The cryptocurrency’s price typically falls about 18 months after the halving, a quadrennial event that slows the rate of growth in bitcoin supply. This time, structural support from institutional investors is expected to counter any such weakness, said Geoff Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
“The bitcoin halving cycle is dead,” Kendrick wrote.
The analyst reiterated his year-end bitcoin price forecast of $200,000, and said he expects the largest cryptocurrency to rise to around $135,000 by the end of the third quarter.
Strong inflows from spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and renewed corporate treasury demand, which combined totaled 245,000 BTC in the second quarter, are seen as key drivers, and are expected to accelerate in the coming months, the report said.
Macro tailwinds include a possible early departure by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and progress on U.S. stablecoin legislation, both of which could fuel further upside, the report added.
Read more: U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Marks Milestone in Institutional Adoption: Gemini
Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk’s full AI Policy.
Will Canny is an experienced market reporter with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He’s now covering the crypto beat as a finance reporter at CoinDesk. He owns more than $1,000 of SOL.
“AI Boost” indicates a generative text tool, typically an AI chatbot, contributed to the article. In each and every case, the article was edited, fact-checked and published by a human. Read more about CoinDesk’s AI Policy.
Search
RECENT PRESS RELEASES
Related Post
