Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said Galaxy, NYDIG, and Standard Chartered disagree on bitcoin's bottom, but all three expect another bull cycle.
Zodia Custody secured a Luxembourg payment licence from the CSSF, enabling regulated stablecoin custody and transfers across the EU.
Standard Chartered said bitcoin's low is "almost in," citing resilient ETF holdings and likely Strategy buybacks after a painful week for crypto.
Standard Chartered has agreed to acquire Zodia Custody's crypto business to fold into its own digital asset operations, per Bloomberg.
Standard Chartered projects $4 trillion in tokenized assets by the end of 2028, with DeFi protocols positioned to benefit most.
The bank said DeFi’s $300 million-plus rescue effort and structural upgrades reinforce its long-term $2 trillion real-world asset thesis.
Standard Chartered reportedly plans to integrate Zodia Custody's crypto custody business into its corporate bank division
The bank maintained its $2 trillion stablecoin market cap forecast by 2028 amid a sharp increase in turnover from use cases like AI payments.
HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue said last month that the regulator had received 36 applications under the new framework.
Standard Chartered said stablecoin growth could generate up to $1 trillion in new T-bill demand by 2028, potentially reshaping issuance.
Standard Chartered sees Solana evolving “from memecoins to micropayments", with forecasts of SOL to $2,000 by 2030.
Standard Chartered has estimated that up to $500 billion could exit U.S. bank deposits for stablecoins by 2028.
Standard Chartered forecasts Ethereum outperformance versus Bitcoin, citing network effects and growing real-world asset adoption.
Standard Chartered is reportedly preparing a crypto prime brokerage business to be housed within its SC Ventures unit.
Standard Chartered has halved its end-2025 bitcoin target to $100,000 but noted that the long-term bull case remains intact.
Analysts says $1 trillion may shift from EM bank deposits to stablecoins by 2028, with outflows converging across countries in Africa, Asia, and LATAM.
SC Ventures aims to launch the fund next year with backing from Middle Eastern investors, Bloomberg reported.
Standard Chartered upgrades its Ethereum outlook, forecasting $7,500 by year-end 2025 and $25,000 by 2028, driven by policy momentum and corporate interest.
Animoca Brands, Standard Chartered, and HKT have officially announced their joint venture, Anchorpoint Financial.
Standard Chartered expects the second half of 2025 to deliver bitcoin’s largest dollar rally ever and sees the coin at $200,000 by year's end.
Bitcoin has notched consecutive ATHs in the past two days as analysts pointed to growing demand from sovereigns and instutitions since April's lows.