Good morning, delightful souls of finance! Welcome to the latest episode of “How To Get Rich Without Moving From Your Drawing Room Sofa.” ☕
Today, we bring you all the drama and intrigue of Bitcoin’s next act—courtesy of Standard Chartered, that reputable oracle who exists to remind us banks adore predicting things with regretful confidence.
Crypto News of the Day: ETFs, Trumpian Tantrums & More Drama Than Wimbledon Finals
In a flourish of prediction, Standard Chartered has loftily announced that Bitcoin (BTC, for those in the know) shall ascend to $200,000 by Q4. Yes, that’s the number with more zeroes than most politicians’ promises.
If one can believe anything uttered over canapés at crypto gatherings, Geoff Kendrick—the bank’s Head of Digital Assets—declared this will be Bitcoin’s most spectacular second half ever. Ever, darling. Not just a good year, not just “quite jolly”, but Shakespearean.
“We maintain our year-end forecast of $200,000… I expect H2 2025 to be Bitcoin’s best ever,” Geoff conveyed, presumably while polishing his crystal ball.
Apparently, this isn’t all mere bluster powered by Champagne and vintage memes; oh no, there are “institutional inflows” (sounds far fancier than people buying things), ETFs galore, and corporate treasuries tripping over themselves to collect digital coins like rare stamps.
Kendrick whispers excitedly of stabilizing stablecoins—yes, the oxymoron—and sovereign buyers elbowing each other at the blockchain buffet.
Yet, lurking in the wings, Trump looms—ready, it’s rumoured, to give Jerome Powell a pink slip with flourish. The market is braced for the return of political theatre, Act III. 🎭
TRUMP: POWELL SHOULD RESIGN IMMEDIATELY
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 2, 2025
Should this particular drama unfold, it seems investors will discover this halving is “not like the others.” Not even Mother Goose could have written this plot twist.
“…the market will come to realize that the pattern from previous halving cycles…” Kendrick mused, “We expect Bitcoin to print new all-time highs in H2…” In simpler times, this would have merited cigars all round.
Thus, expect $135,000 in Q3 and $200,000 in Q4—assuming, of course, the stars align and Mercury doesn’t go retrograde. 🚀 Institutional buyers are supposedly marching in, perhaps to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance.”
Meanwhile, Bitwise (no, not a 1920s magician, but an actual firm) is also bullish, while Kendrick anticipates that the mighty Bitcoin ETF flows will positively swamp prior buying in Q2. Imagine a deluge; but less Noah, more Warren Buffett in a wetsuit.
Mind you, it’s not all ballroom dancing and ticker tape. Kendrick admits prices may wobble—possibly because even Bitcoin enjoys a post-halving existential crisis. Nevertheless, the uptrend is nigh! 🎢
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF: Out-Earning Giants, Causing Scandalous Envy
Elsewhere, BlackRock’s dabble in crypto is providing enough profit to make even the S&P 500 blush, powder its nose, and vow to do better next quarter. IBIT—the firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF—has produced more in fees this year than its behemoth iShares S&P 500 fund. Yes, more! On less capital… You may now faint, ladies and gentlemen. 🥂
BlackRock’s IBIT, managing a modest $74 billion, has conjured $187.2 million in fee revenue, pipping the $187.1 million from the $624 billion IVV. “Punches well above its weight,” as they say of pugs and certain hedge fund managers.
WOW
— matthew sigel, recovering CFA (@matthew_sigel) July 2, 2025
The expense ratio here is less “fee” and more “tribute”—sometimes as much as eightfold that of a staid old index fund. Naturally, BlackRock and Larry Fink are giggling all the way to their digital vaults—Larry now projects a delirious $700,000 Bitcoin, having abandoned his role as crypto’s Grumpy Old Man for that of its Fairy Godfather. 🧚♀️
Once a naysayer, Fink has found his inner evangelist (sometimes all it takes is a nine-figure windfall). The embrace is now less ideological, more “pass me another gold bar, darling.”
In sum, Bitcoin isn’t just joining the financial establishment—it’s raiding the punch bowl and selling raffle tickets.
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