Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Topping $100,000 by Year-End, Calls Current Level a Prime Entry Point
Strategy’s recent bitcoin sales have alarmed cryptocurrency investors. As bitcoin is a global benchmark for digital assets, reductions in holdings by major institutions directly affect confidence in the long-term outlook for cryptocurrencies. The move has therefore drawn widespread attention and left the market seeking credible analysis from established financial institutions to clarify the broader crypto market’s long-term direction and potential investment value.
Standard Chartered sought to reassure the market in a research report published in July 2026, reiterating its forecast that bitcoin would surpass $100,000 by the end of 2026. The bank said Strategy’s bitcoin sales reflected only a communication problem during the company’s transition, rather than a warning sign for fundamentals. It also described the current price of about $64,000 as a prime entry point and reaffirmed its bullish long-term outlook for bitcoin.
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The history behind this eventStandard Chartered Says Bitcoin Could Reclaim $126,000 by Year-End
Bitcoin reached a record of about $126,000 in October 2025 before retreating, reviving concerns that the cryptocurrency market was entering another prolonged downturn. Standard Chartered’s forecasts are closely watched because its digital-assets research tracks institutional flows, while spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund subscriptions and derivatives positioning have become key gauges of whether large investors are returning.
Standard Chartered’s head of digital-assets research said short covering and renewed inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs could propel Bitcoin back toward its $126,000 record by the end of 2025. The bank’s earlier $100,000 year-end target may now be too conservative, the analyst said, adding that recent market signals suggest the cryptocurrency bear market could be nearing an end.
Standard Chartered Declares Crypto Winter Over, Reaffirms $100,000 Year-End Bitcoin Target
Bitcoin had been weighed down by competition for capital from major fundraising, geopolitical risks and outflows from spot ETFs, briefly pushing the market into a “crypto winter.” As a major multinational financial institution, Standard Chartered’s price outlook influences institutional allocation expectations and is also viewed as an important indicator of the digital-asset cycle.
Standard Chartered said in its latest report that three major sources of selling pressure are gradually fading: the capital-diversion effect of the SpaceX IPO has ended, geopolitical tensions are easing and funds are returning to spot Bitcoin ETFs. These developments could establish a market bottom. The bank reiterated that Bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2026 and predicted that Ether would outperform Bitcoin over the same period.
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