🚨 Bitcoin Faces a New Risk: Standard Chartered Warns of Corporate-Led Collapse 💣

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Bitcoin’s recent surge might have a dark side, and Standard Chartered just lit the fuse.

In a fresh report released yesterday, the banking giant warns that corporate FOMO could become a market time bomb. Businesses are buying $BTC en masse—but if the tide turns, they might be the first to dump it.

And when they go down, everyone goes down with them.

🏢 Corporates Are Stacking Sats—But At What Cost?

According to the bank, the number of non-crypto companies adding $BTC to their balance sheets has doubled in just two months, with collective holdings nearing 100,000 $BTC. That sudden demand is part of what’s been driving prices up.

But here’s the problem:

> “Today, these treasuries are supporting Bitcoin’s price... but that support could vanish just as quickly,” says Geoff Kendrick, head of digital asset research at Standard Chartered.

⚠️ When Buyers Become Sellers: The Hidden Threat

Many of these new corporate buyers didn’t get in early.

Unlike MicroStrategy (now “Strategy”), known for scooping up BTC at discounted prices over the years, this new wave of firms has entered near the top.

📉 If $BTC drops below $90,000, nearly half of these firms will be in the red.

💥 If it falls more than 22% below their buy price, Standard Chartered believes forced selling is likely.

Kendrick’s key question:

> “How much pain can these companies handle before dumping their holdings?”

📉 History Says Most Can’t Handle the Heat

He referenced November 2022, when Bitcoin crashed from $31K to $15.5K during the FTX debacle. Strategy held strong back then—but times were different:

Spot Bitcoin ETFs didn’t exist

Strategy served a unique purpose for institutional investors