{"id":3054,"date":"2025-02-19T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T06:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/bitcoin-to-500000-standard-chartered-doubles-down-on-2028-target\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T06:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T06:00:32","slug":"bitcoin-to-500000-standard-chartered-doubles-down-on-2028-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/bitcoin-to-500000-standard-chartered-doubles-down-on-2028-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin To $500,000: Standard Chartered Doubles Down On 2028 Target"},"content":{"rendered":"

Standard Chartered\u2019s global head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, has reaffirmed his standout price forecast for Bitcoin. Kendrick, who envisions BTC hitting $500,000 by 2028, bases his conviction on evidence of increasing institutional involvement \u2014 specifically pointing to sovereign wealth funds, state pension funds, and other large-scale investors.<\/p>\n

Sovereign Wealth Funds Enter The Bitcoin Fray<\/h2>\n

According to a new report from Standard Chartered BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) via its sovereign wealth fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile this is small for now, we would expect the size to increase over time and, indeed, for other sovereigns to also start buying,\u201d Kendrick wrote in the Tuesday report. He explained that Abu Dhabi\u2019s move marks a strategic shift and could presage broader participation from other wealth funds looking to diversify their portfolios with BTC.<\/p>\n

Kendrick\u2019s confidence is partly rooted in Form 13F filings \u2014 quarterly reports that institutional managers overseeing at least $100 million in assets are required to file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Reviewing data from the fourth quarter of 2024, Kendrick noted a compelling trend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 13F filings for Q4 show that process is underway\u2026It is happening,\u201d he said in an email to The Block. In Standard Chartered\u2019s analysis, Q4 data revealed that while hedge funds maintained their lead in Bitcoin purchases, banks \u2014 which began buying in Q3 of last year \u2014 also ramped up their positions.<\/p>\n

Kendrick drew parallels between an earlier stage in Bitcoin\u2019s market evolution, dominated by retail investors, and the more recent era, which saw hedge funds jump aboard through exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Now, the spotlight appears to be broadening further to include state investment managers and central banks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis gives us comfort to say that even if buying by Strategy\u2026 [formerly MicroStrategy] slows down dramatically (it has bought a staggering 227k BTC since the US election, more than 1% of the ever-to-exist supply), we think other buyers are waiting to step in,\u201d Kendrick noted.<\/p>\n

The mention of MicroStrategy underscores just how significant one private company\u2019s bitcoin holdings can be. Yet Standard Chartered\u2019s analysis suggests that other large, patient pools of capital might absorb future supply, thus supporting higher prices over the long term.<\/p>\n

Among the institutions, Kendrick highlights the State of Wisconsin Investment Board and the State of Michigan Department of the Treasury. However, he also points to central banks as potential new participants.<\/p>\n

In the report, Kendrick references the Czech National Bank, which has considered allocating up to 5%<\/a> of its \u20ac140 billion in reserves into bitcoin, and notes that the Swiss National Bank is in the early stages of contemplating a similar move. These developments could further bolster bitcoin\u2019s legitimacy as a store of value on par with more traditional asset classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs institutional access to bitcoin improves and volatility declines, we expect more portfolios to migrate towards their optimal level from an underweight Bitcoin starting point,\u201d Kendrick concluded.<\/p>\n

At press time, BTC traded at $95,581.<\/p>\n

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Standard Chartered\u2019s global head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, has reaffirmed his standout price forecast for Bitcoin. Kendrick, who envisions BTC hitting $500,000 by 2028, bases his conviction on evidence of increasing institutional involvement \u2014 specifically pointing to sovereign wealth funds, state pension funds, and other large-scale investors. Sovereign Wealth Funds Enter The Bitcoin…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22,28,29,1710,32,33,34,1595,1711],"class_list":["post-3054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-news","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-bitcoin-standard-chartered","tag-btc","tag-btc-news","tag-btc-price","tag-standard-chartered","tag-standard-chartered-bitcoin-price-prediction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}