Standard Chartered Predicts Bitcoin Surge to $135,000 by Q3 2025 – Here’s Why

Bitcoin’s next bull run might just shock Wall Street—again. Standard Chartered’s bold $135K price target for Q3 2025 is turning heads (and portfolios).

The institutional domino effect

ETFs finally got the green light, pension funds are dipping toes, and even your conservative uncle’s asking about ‘that crypto thing.’ Liquidity’s flooding in faster than a degenerate trader chasing leverage.

Halving math meets macro madness

Scarcity’s baked into Bitcoin’s code—the 2024 halving slashed new supply right as inflation-weary investors demanded hard assets. Gold 2.0? Try gold on algorithmic steroids.

The cynical footnote

Of course, this assumes TradFi doesn’t somehow ‘accidentally’ crash the market before taking their own positions. But hey—this time it’s different, right?

ETF Demand and Corporate Buying Surge

Despite a recent $342.3 million outflow from spot ETFs—the first in 15 days—sentiment remains strong. That outflow represented just 7% of the $4.8 billion inflows recorded over the past two weeks. Kendrick sees this as a temporary dip, not a trend reversal. He notes that newer buyers are stepping up even as MSTR slows its pace.

Asset manager Bitwise backed Standard Chartered’s prediction. The firm believes bitcoin could hit $200,000, due to growing interest from big investors and improved crypto rules. According to Bitwise, Bitcoin ETFs might even beat last year’s $35 billion record for new investment. So far in 2025, $13.8 billion has already flowed in, and that number could grow fast as more investment platforms get into crypto.

Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank wants to launch a safe way to store Bitcoin and other digital assets by 2026. To build this service, it’s teaming up with Bitpanda Technology Solutions and Taurus SA—two well-known crypto tech companies. This move shows that big banks are beginning to trust crypto and see real value in Bitcoin.

Also read: BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Now Makes More Money Than Its S&P 500 Fund