Standard Chartered Bank
XRP Could Hit $12.5 Before President Trump's Term Ends: Standard Chartered
XRP is uniquely positioned at the heart of of cross-border payments, the report said.

Mag 7 Returns Would Improve With Bitcoin Replacing Tesla: StanChart
Bitcoin could be viewed as serving multiple purposes in a tech portfolio, paving the way for more institutional buying, the bank's digital asset research head said.

Ether in Structural Decline, Year-End Price Target Slashed to $4K: Standard Chartered
Layer 2 blockchains were meant to improve scalability on the Ethereum network, but Coinbase's Base has reduced ether's market cap by $50 billion, the report said.

Bitcoin's DeepSeek-Triggered Selloff Is a Buy the Dip Opportunity, Analysts Say
Overzealous hopes for Trump's crypto actions last week had primed the market for a pullback, but the decline could be already over, said Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick.

Stablecoins Could Grow to 10% of U.S. Money Supply: Standard Chartered and Zodia Markets
Cross-border payments and FX-equivalent transactions are key areas of growth, the report said.

Solana Is 'Richly Valued' Versus Ether, but Could Still Outperform If Trump Gets Elected: Standard Chartered
The bank's analysts remained bullish on bitcoin and crypto in general no matter who wins the presidency in November.

Hong Kong Digital Bank Mox Adds Crypto ETFs, Plans Direct Crypto Investing
The bank becomes one of several offering bitcoin and ether ETFs to Hong Kong customers despite relatively low demand.

Standard Chartered, Animoca, and Three Others Join HKMA's Stablecoin Sandbox as Participants
On Wednesday, Hong Kong's central bank also said that it planned to present a bill on fiat-referenced stablecoins to the Legislative Council later this year.

Partior, Blockchain Payment Network Backed by JPMorgan and DBS, Raises $60M Series B
The investment was led by Peak XV Partners with contributions from Valor Capital Group and Jump Trading Group.

Bitcoin Falls Back After Attempt at $72K, but Fed, U.S. Data and Global Rate Cuts May Bring New All-Time Highs
Upcoming consumer price index and labor market data releases in the next few days could be key for what's next for bitcoin's price.
