Standard Chartered predicts $500K Bitcoin by 2030 as BTC hits $67,500

Standard Chartered flagged $500,000 for Bitcoin by 2030. BTC rose about 1% to $67,500 as the call circulated.

The target came via podcast remarks, not a published note. Geoff Kendrick outlined it on Milk Road; clips and a recap spread on X and crypto media. See the initial coverage via this tweet from TheCryptoBasic.

Kendrick also put Ethereum at $40,000 by 2030. He framed BTC as digital gold, capped at 21 million. Full “gold-parity” would imply roughly $1.6 million per coin, with $500,000 as the base case. Source: Coinspeaker report.

Key levels from Kendrick’s view:
- $500,000 in 2030 as the base case podcast recap
- $100,000 by end-2026 if momentum holds Coinspeaker report
- A pullback toward $50,000 if the Fed stays tighter than priced Coinspeaker report

The source matters. This is a spoken view, not a vetted bank note. It still comes from a ~$70B balance-sheet bank, not a crypto-native shop. Source: Coinspeaker report.

BTC’s response was modest. Price nudged to $67,500 with volume up and no breakout. The article cites a 16.75% 24h volume rise to $18.68B and a ~$1.35T market cap as context. Price reference: TradingView BTCUSD chart. Data context: Coinspeaker report.

Source: TradingView

Near-term scenarios at current levels:
- Bull: Break $70,000 on sustained ETF inflows and a weaker dollar. Puts $100,000 by end-2026 in play Coinspeaker report
- Base: Trade in a $65,000–$72,000 band through Q3. Path depends on the Fed and ETF flows Coinspeaker report
- Bear: Retest ~$50,000 if macro tightens unexpectedly Coinspeaker report

Primary sources:
- Standard Chartered call coverage on X: TheCryptoBasic tweet
- Price reference: TradingView BTCUSD
- Article origin: Coinspeaker

Headline
Standard Chartered sets $500K Bitcoin target for 2030; BTC ticks to $67.5K