{"id":72169,"date":"2026-02-12T17:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=72169"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:31:38","slug":"standard-chartered-cuts-2026-bitcoin-ethereum-targets-for-the-second-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=72169","title":{"rendered":"Standard Chartered Cuts 2026 Bitcoin, Ethereum Targets For The Second Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Standard Chartered <\/strong>has lowered its 2026 price forecasts for <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) and <strong>Ethereum<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"ETH\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/ETH-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/eth\/usd\">ETH<\/a>) for the second time in under three months, citing persistent macro headwinds and continued ETF outflows.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BTC, ETH Targets Reduced<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>StanChart now expects Bitcoin to reach $100,000 by the end of 2026, down from its prior $150,000 forecast and well below its earlier $300,000 projection. <\/p>\n<p>Analysts warned that BTC could first decline toward $50,000 as broader market weakness, ETF redemptions and macro uncertainty continue to weigh on &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/02\/50586008\/standard-chartered-cuts-2026-bitcoin-ethereum-targets-for-the-second-time?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Standard\" chartered cuts bitcoin ethereum targets for the second time>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standard Chartered has lowered its 2026 price forecasts for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) for the second time in under three months, citing persistent macro headwinds and continued ETF outflows. BTC, ETH Targets Reduced StanChart now expects Bitcoin to reach $100,000 by the end of 2026, down from its prior $150,000 forecast and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-72169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}