Bitcoin Set To Hit $200,000 By End Of 2025, Says Standard Chartered

Bitcoin (NASDAQ:BTC) could reach an impressive $200,000 by the end of 2025, driven by surging institutional inflows and greater adoption by traditional financial institutions, according to Standard Chartered‘s Geoffrey Kendrick.

What Happened: Kendrick highlighted the robust institutional demand that has propelled Bitcoin past the $100,000 mark this year, with expectations for even greater momentum in the years ahead.

“Institutional inflows into Bitcoin have dominated 2024, with net purchases reaching 683,000 BTC year-to-date,” Kendrick said in a note shared with Benzinga. “We believe these flows will continue at or above this pace in 2025, driven by regulatory changes and increasing participation from traditional finance.”

Kendrick attributed Bitcoin’s new all time high to significant institutional activity, including purchases by U.S. spot ETFs and corporate buyers like MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR).

Notably, 245,000 BTC were purchased in the weeks following the U.S. election, highlighting the confidence institutional investors have in Bitcoin as a long-term asset.

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Why It Matters: MicroStrategy alone has added 213,000 BTC to its holdings this year, and its planned acquisitions for 2025 are expected to match or exceed this pace.

The report identifies U.S. retirement funds and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) as critical players for Bitcoin’s future growth.

Currently, pension funds account for just 1% of the holdings across nine U.S. Bitcoin ETFs, per SEC 13F filings.

Kendrick anticipates this percentage to rise significantly in 2025, fueled by expected regulatory changes under the Donald Trump administration, making it easier for traditional finance to enter the digital asset space.

Even a fractional allocation from the $40 trillion U.S. retirement fund market could dramatically impact Bitcoin prices.

“We would turn even more bullish if we saw rapid adoption from U.S. retirement funds, sovereign wealth funds, or even a potential U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve,” Kendrick stated.

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