Standard Chartered Analyst Suggests Bitcoin Could Retest $126,000 High

By Michael FawnGeoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s global head of digital asset research, has indicated that Bitcoin could retest its previous all-time high of $126,000 before the close of 2026. This assessment, shared in a note with crypto media on Friday, August 21, 2026, suggests the bank’s official year-end forecast of $100,000 might now be too conservative following Bitcoin’s recent rally to approximately $77,000.Kendrick stated, “For the first time this year there