Investors are moving back into crypto secondary-market trades as Bitcoin climbed 20% over three days, according to a BlockBeats report published on Aug. 21. The report cited data showing Binance derivatives trading volume surged more than 600% خلال the same three-day stretch.
BlockBeats said Standard Chartered has repeatedly initiated coverage on crypto market names in the second half of this year, and that most of those ratings were followed by clear price rallies. As the market strengthens, the report said tokenomics across many projects may create positive feedback effects, leaving related tokens positioned to benefit if the broader crypto recovery continues.
Tokens covered by Standard Chartered
BlockBeats listed the bank’s rated projects and target prices as follows:
- On June 16, Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Uniswap and said UNI could rise 40-fold to $100 by the end of 2030.
- On June 23, Geoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s head of digital asset research, said AAVE could reach $3,500 by the end of 2030, about 50 times its level of around $70 when the note was published.
- On July 1, Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Morpho and said the project’s token could rise 33-fold to $60 by the end of 2030.
- On Aug. 10, Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Chainlink and said LINK could climb 25-fold from about $8 to $200 by the end of 2030.
Bitcoin call from Geoff Kendrick
The report also noted that on the previous day, Kendrick said Bitcoin could rise to $100,000 by the end of 2026. He said $65,500 is the key technical level for Bitcoin right now, and that a move above that threshold could confirm that the low for the current cycle has already appeared.