📊 Bull market confirmed? Standard Chartered targets $135,000 for BTC
Welcome to the Daily for Saturday, October 4, 2025 ☕️
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Today is Saturday, October 4, 2025, and as every day from Tuesday to Saturday, we bring you a recap of the past 24 hours’ news you shouldn’t miss!
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24h crypto recap! ⏱
📱 Samsung partners with Coinbase to democratize crypto in the U.S.
On October 3, 2025, Samsung and Coinbase announced the native integration of cryptocurrency purchases within Samsung Wallet for Galaxy smartphones. Over 75 million U.S. users can now buy, sell, and store Bitcoin, Ether, and other assets without using third-party apps. This collaboration is built on Coinbase One, the American giant’s premium subscription, and marks the first direct partnership between a mobile manufacturer and a regulated exchange in the United States.
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🌍 Crypto market hits $4.21T as BTC surges toward new highs
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has surpassed $4.21 trillion, its highest level since November 2021. Bitcoin, up 14% over the week, is nearing its record of $119,000, while Ethereum has broken above $3,900. Massive inflows into U.S. spot ETFs and a weakening dollar are driving this acceleration of flows into digital assets.
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🟡 BNB reaches new peak at $1,111, fueled by investors
BNB hit a new all-time high of $1,111, supported by massive inflows from both institutional and retail investors. The surge is attributed to the growth of DeFi applications on BNB Chain, the reduced circulating supply, and expectations of further burn measures by Binance.
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🔥 Solana spikes to $230, but long-term holders cash out
SOL jumped to $230, its highest level since January 2022, before facing significant profit-taking. On-chain data from Santiment shows a notable increase in selling by long-term holders, while trading volumes exceeded $5.6 billion in 24 hours, confirming strong volatility around the token.
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📌 Crypto of the Day: Celestia (TIA)
Innovation and Added Value 🧠
Celestia is the first modular blockchain, designed to separate the core functions of a blockchain — execution, consensus, and data availability. Unlike traditional monolithic blockchains (like Ethereum or Solana), Celestia focuses solely on consensus and data availability, giving developers the freedom to build their own blockchains or rollups on top of it.
This architecture reduces congestion, lowers costs, and simplifies the creation of new interoperable chains. The protocol is based on Data Availability Sampling (DAS), a technology that allows verification of block availability without downloading all data, ensuring scalability and security.
The Token 💰
TIA is the native token of the Celestia network. It is mainly used to pay for data publishing fees on the availability layer, participate in consensus through staking, and secure the network. Validators and delegators earn TIA rewards in exchange for their participation.
The token also serves a governance function, allowing holders to influence key decisions regarding protocol evolution. By concentrating incentives on security and availability, Celestia positions TIA at the core of a sustainable model designed to support the growth of an entire modular rollup ecosystem.
Real-Time Performance 📊
💵 Current Price: 5.94 USD
📈 24h Change: +3.28%
💰 Market Cap: 1,130,580,000 USD
🏅 Rank on CoinMarketCap: #74
🪙 Circulating Supply: 190,424,000 TIA
📊 Trading Volume (24h): 122,190,000 USD
Standard Chartered bets on Bitcoin at $135,000: realistic or premature?
As Bitcoin consolidates above $120,000, a major voice is shaking up the consensus: Standard Chartered predicts BTC will reach $135,000 by December, and up to $200,000 if conditions remain favorable. This projection contrasts with traditional post-halving models, which have been challenged by the current market dynamics. What justifies such an outlook? And to what extent could this scenario redefine expectations for the leading cryptocurrency?
A major bank challenging Bitcoin’s cyclical models
The prediction comes from Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Crypto Research at Standard Chartered, who bases his thesis on a structural transformation in the financial flows entering the ecosystem. According to him, Bitcoin is about to break free from its historical cycle, which traditionally saw its price decline within 18 months after the April 2024 halving. The key argument lies in a critical factor: the massive influx of institutional capital via Bitcoin ETFs.
Standard Chartered notes that net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs have already surpassed $58 billion, with $23 billion added in 2025 alone. The bank estimates that another $20 billion could flow in by the end of the year. Such capital momentum reinforces the idea that institutional adoption—combined with a supply now reduced by the halving—could mechanically support prices. This view challenges traditional models, which often rely on market timelines disconnected from modern economic realities.
From ETF flows to paradigm shift: the drivers of a bold bet
Standard Chartered’s reasoning rests on a fundamental shift: Bitcoin is no longer solely driven by retail speculation but is increasingly integrated into institutional portfolios. This new reality has two major implications. First, it grants Bitcoin a degree of financial legitimacy. Second, it could reduce its historical volatility once prices stabilize through steady, predictable inflows.
The current seasonal trend also supports this outlook. The “Uptober” period—traditionally bullish for Bitcoin—appears to be materializing once again this year. Holding above the $120,000 threshold further strengthens the conviction of bullish analysts.
If this trajectory continues, a year-end target of $135,000 in December 2025 becomes plausible within this framework. However, the scenario of BTC hitting $200,000 assumes that ETF inflows not only persist but accelerate—something that remains dependent on favorable economic and regulatory conditions.
