Bitcoin Price To Hit $135K in Q3, $200K By Year End, Says Standard Chartered

Global banking giant Standard Chartered is making waves in the crypto space with its Bitcoin price prediction for Q3 and Q4 2025. According to the bank’s crypto research head, Geoff Kendrick, Bitcoin is expected to surge to $135K by the end of the third quarter and potentially break $200K by year-end. Will BTC hit this ambitious high?

StanChart Foresees Bitcoin Price’s Exponential Growth in 2025

Standard Chartered has projected a potential uptrend for Bitcoin in the coming months, building on its consistently bullish price predictions. Geoff Kendrick, the digital asset head of Standard Chartered, believes that the BTC price will hit $135,000 in Q3 and a staggering $200,000 by December. In an X post earlier today, reporter Wu Blockchain revealed the banking giant’s ambitious Bitcoin price prediction.

Significantly, the bank’s projection is grounded in its analysis of current market dynamics and the likelihood of growing institutional participation in cryptocurrencies. While this forecast comes amid heightened volatility in BTC price, the bank believes that the crypto’s underlying fundamentals position it for potential growth. Earlier this year, Kendrick predicted BTC to reach $500k by the end of Donald Trump’s presidency.

At press time, BTC is valued at $107,468, up 0.8% in the last 24 hours. Over the week and month, the pioneer crypto has seen marginal increases of 0.21% and 0.25%, respectively.

BTC Diverges from Past Halving Cycle Patterns

Interestingly, Kendrick analyses the possible impacts of the Bitcoin halving on the crypto’s price. Bitcoin halving is a significant event that occurs every four years, reducing the block reward by 50%. While the BTC price sees a notable surge immediately after the halving event, it usually takes a dive after about 18 months.

Further, Kendrick noted that this year’s Bitcoin trend is expected to diverge from past patterns. Historically, the halving trend would have predicted price drops in September or October 2025. However, he stated, “Thanks to increased investor flows, we believe BTC has moved beyond the previous dynamic whereby prices fell 18 months after a ‘halving’ cycle.”

Moreover, the Standard Chartered analyst highlighted his optimism based on the increasing institutional adoption of Bitcoin and the positive ETF sentiment. As CoinGape reported earlier, nine corporate companies have acquired 6000 BTC for treasuries over the past week. Kendrick stated, “We expect prices to resume their uptrend, supported by continued strong ETF and Bitcoin treasury buying.”