<div id="readability-page-1"><strong>Bitcoin price forecast 2025:</strong> Bitcoin’s strong multi-month uptrend has lost momentum, and the slowdown is already reshaping expectations for the year ahead. British multinational bank and wealth management firm Standard Chartered has sharply cut its multi-year Bitcoin price forecasts following the crypto market’s worsening fourth-quarter performance, as per a report.<h2>Standard Chartered Cuts Bitcoin Price 2025 Forecast And BTC USD Long-Term Outlook</h2>In a report published Tuesday, the bank lowered its 2025 year-end target for Bitcoin to $100,000, down from its earlier projection of $200,000 and its long-term outlook of $500,000 remains unchanged, but the timeline has now been pushed back from 2028 to 2030, as per a Decrypt report.<br/><br/><h2>Bitcoin Corporate Buying Slows, Leaving ETFs as the Main Driver</h2>The bank’s downgrade is tied to a reassessment of Bitcoin demand trends. Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick said the market has lost one of its strongest demand drivers: aggressive corporate accumulation by digital-asset treasuries such as MicroStrategy. According to Kendrick, that phase has “run its course,” leaving future gains dependent almost entirely on ETF buying, as per Decrypt.<br/><br/>ALSO READ: Moore Threads surges 425% in market debut – is China’s 'Nvidia rival' the next big AI threat?<h2>ETF Inflows Hit Lowest Level Since Launch</h2>But ETF demand has cooled. Quarterly inflows have dropped to 50,000 BTC, the lowest level seen since US spot Bitcoin ETFs launched, and a steep decline from the 450,000 BTC accumulated per quarter in late 2024 from ETFs and digital asset treasuries combined.<br/><br/>ETF buying has helped prevent deeper pullbacks. Data shows that US spot Bitcoin ETFs have consistently purchased Bitcoin even as prices have hovered just above $90,000. That demand has repeatedly supported prices around the ETFs’ aggregate cost basis since February 2024. During two major corrections, March to August 2024 and January to April 2025, Bitcoin bottomed and reversed near that level, even as weekly ETF inflows turned negative.<br/><br/>ALSO READ: Sunspot the size of a giant: Scientists say it could rival history’s most powerful solar storm<h2>Kevin Hassett’s Potential Fed Chair Appointment Could Impact Markets</h2>The report also notes growing political pressure on the Federal Reserve, affecting broader risk-on assets like Bitcoin. Investors are optimistic about a possible quarter-point rate cut in tomorrow’s interest-rate decision, but much will depend on the Fed Chair’s guidance for 2026.<p>The potential appointment of Kevin Hassett to the FOMC could tilt policy in a looser direction, encouraging some investors to lean toward “hard” assets such as Bitcoin. On prediction market Myriad, owned by Decrypt’s parent company Dastan, most users expect Hassett to be nominated as Fed chair before March 2026.</p><h2>Analysts Say Halving-Cycle Models No Longer Apply</h2>Kendrick argued that the old halving-cycle playbook no longer applies, writing that “this time really is different” and suggesting “crypto winters are a thing of the past,” as quoted by Decrypt. Myriad users appear to agree, assigning just a 6% chance that the crypto sector falls into a new crypto winter by the end of February 2026.<h2>BTC USD Near-Term Outlook Hinges on Today's FOMC Meeting</h2>BTC USD has revisited the $90,000 level multiple times in recent weeks, and analysts say the near-term direction now hinges almost entirely on the outcome of Wednesday’s FOMC meeting.<h2>FAQs</h2><strong>What is Standard Chartered’s new Bitcoin 2025 target?</strong><br/>The bank now expects Bitcoin to reach $100,000 by the end of 2025.<p><strong>Did the bank change its long-term Bitcoin forecast?</strong><br/>No, the $500,000 target remains, but the timeline has been pushed from 2028 to 2030.</p><div><br/><p><em>(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)<br/></em></p></div><br/><em>(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)<br/></em></div>

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<p>Standard Chartered has halved its Bitcoin price forecast for 2025 to $100,000, citing a slowdown in corporate buying and ETF demand. The long-term target of $500,000 remains but is pushed to 2030. Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick notes the shift in demand drivers and suggests crypto winters are over. The near-term outlook depends on the FOMC meeting, with potential impacts from Kevin Hassett's possible Fed Chair appointment.</p>

Bitcoin price forecast cut to $100K: Why Standard Chartered halves BTC USD 2025 target and pushes $500K goal to 2030