#BTCPrediction Bitcoin (BTC) price could surge 25% from current levels to reach a new all-time high of $135,000 by the end of the third quarter, according to a fresh price forecast from global bank Standard Chartered that challenges traditional market patterns.
How High Can Bitcoin Go? New BTC Price Prediction from Standard Chartered
The British multinational bank's digital asset research head Geoff Kendrick released the bullish projection last week, arguing that Bitcoin has broken free from historical post-halving price declines due to unprecedented institutional demand through exchange-traded funds and corporate treasury purchases.
Bitcoin currently trades around $109,000, meaning the $135,000 target would represent a roughly 2% gain over the next two months. Standard Chartered goes even further, predicting Bitcoin will break $200,000 by year-end before ultimately reaching $500,000 per coin by 2028.Geoff Kendrick from Standard Chartered
“Thanks to increased investor flows, we believe BTC has moved beyond the previous dynamic whereby prices fell 18 months after a ‘halving’ cycle,” Kendrick said in the Wednesday report. The analyst noted that traditional halving patterns would have suggested price declines in September or October 2025.
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Breaking the Halving Cycle Pattern
Bitcoin's halving events occur approximately every four years, cutting mining rewards in half and historically triggering both price spikes and subsequent corrections. The most recent halving happened in April 2024, and previous cycles in 2016 and 2020 led to Bitcoin prices falling about 18 months afterward.
However, Kendrick argues this cycle will play out differently because of two major factors that weren't present during earlier halvings: massive ETF inflows and corporate Bitcoin buying for treasury purposes.
