
Standard Chartered wavers on $100K Bitcoin year-end call, says it may be ‘too low’
Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin could move toward its $126,000 all-time high after Oct. 6 as spot Bitcoin ETF inflows recover.

Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin could move toward its $126,000 all-time high after Oct. 6 as spot Bitcoin ETF inflows recover.

"HSBC's interoperability transaction with Standard Chartered via SWIFT is a landmark moment for the promise of tokenised deposits," said HSBC exec.

Put $1,000 into XRP at $1.07 and you own roughly 935 tokens. Claude AI predicts those tokens are worth somewhere between $4,675 and $26,180 by the end of 2030, and the price prediction spans a range wide enough to make the assumptions matter more than the headline.The most bullish bank-grade roadmap comes from Standard Chartered’s […]

Standard Chartered's strategy shift may enhance client portfolio resilience and diversification, potentially stabilizing returns amid market volatility.

Swift connected HSBC and Standard Chartered’s tokenized deposit systems, while existing banking rails completed the final settlement.

Bitcoin’s rebound toward $69,000 is gaining momentum as Geoff Kendrick points to improving liquidity conditions and a potential cycle bottom.


Swift’s ledger matched and netted obligations recorded on the banks’ separate platforms, but final settlement still ran through existing systems.

This milestone in blockchain banking could revolutionize global finance by enabling seamless, 24/7 cross-border transactions.

Open USD launched with 140 partners including Visa, Mastercard and BlackRock. Standard Chartered began rolling out a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin. World Liberty Financial got a bank charter to issue its own. The competition has moved from who can mint a token to who controls the rails it travels on.

Chainlink's strategic role in asset tokenization could significantly influence blockchain interoperability and drive long-term market growth.
Bitcoin ETF inflows are rebounding, but BTC remains below $65,000 as corporate selling challenges Standard Chartered’s $100,000 target.

Standard Chartered said Robinhood’s Uniswap integration could solve a key challenge for new blockchains while accelerating UNI token burns.
Uniswap takes 78.8% of Robinhood Chain fees, pushing UNI burns to 4.1% a year and Standard Chartered's $100 target higher.

Uniswap's accelerated token burn, driven by Robinhood Chain's integration, could significantly enhance UNI's scarcity and market value.
Geoff Kendrick says UNI burns funded by Robinhood Chain trading have run at an annualized $90 million since Jul. 27. DefiLlama data puts Uniswap's protocol revenue at 2.4 times its prior level, with Robinhood Chain supplying about 60% of it.

The launch of HKDAP could enhance Hong Kong's financial innovation, positioning it as a leader in regulated digital currency in Asia.


Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint has begun the phased rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed HKDAP stablecoin, opening beta access to institutional distributors and professional investors for payments, fiat conversion and tokenized asset settlement. Anchorpoint said on Wednesday that the first phase…

Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint began an institutional rollout of its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, HKDAP, following licensing approval.