Standard Chartered Holds $500K BTC Call as Trump Cites China Risk
Bitcoin News: Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick is standing by his Bitcoin price prediction of $500,000 before Trump leaves office, even as BTC trades over $64,000,...
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Standard Chartered backs Bitcoin despite Strategy selloff fears
Bitcoin has climbed back above $64,000 after Standard Chartered reaffirmed its $100,000 year-end 2026 price target and argued that recent selling linked to Strategy has...
Strategy Bitcoin Sales 'Mostly Noise,' Standard Chartered Says, Holding $100K BTC Call
In brief Strategy has started selling Bitcoin to fund dividends on its preferred stock, a shift from its long-standing “never sell” stance that has unsettled...
Base to activate B20 standard for stablecoins, RWAs and other tokens
Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 network Base is set to activate its B20 token standard on mainnet, introducing a native framework for stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs)...
Standard Chartered wins MiCA passport as EU approves 57 firms
Standard Chartered has secured a MiCA passport as the European Securities and Markets Authority has added 57 newly authorized crypto firms to its register following...
Standard Chartered Becomes First Global Bank to Offer Direct USDC Access to Institutions
In brief Standard Chartered has become the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to offer institutional clients direct access to mint and redeem USDC. The...
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and USDC issuer Circle have developed a system that lets institutional clients mint and redeem the USDC stablecoin through a bank-led onboarding process....
What is ISO 20022? The banking standard behind the XRP, XLM, and ALGO hype
A wave of cryptocurrencies are marketed as “ISO 20022 compliant,” with the promise that banks will adopt them and send prices soaring. This guide explains...
Aave positioned to capture tokenized asset growth in DeFi: Standard Chartered
Banking giant Standard Chartered has identified Aave as a potential beneficiary of tokenized assets as they move into decentralized finance (DeFi), saying the protocol could...
Aave Token Could Climb 50x by End of 2030, Standard Chartered Says—Here's Why
In brief Standard Chartered forecasts AAVE will rise ~50x from ~$70 earlier Wednesday to $3,500 by the end of 2030. The bank believes Aave has...