
Standard Chartered sees higher oil floor amid Gulf tensions
Geopolitical tensions in the Gulf may lead to sustained higher oil prices, impacting global markets and highlighting infrastructure vulnerabilities.

Geopolitical tensions in the Gulf may lead to sustained higher oil prices, impacting global markets and highlighting infrastructure vulnerabilities.

Arbitrum's projected growth could significantly impact blockchain adoption and competition, challenging major cryptocurrencies by 2030.

Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Arbitrum's ARB token on the morning of Sept. 15 with a $10 price target for 2030. That implies roughly 70 times upside from a token trading near $0.13 and down about 1% over the prior 24 hours. In the same session, ARB gained up to 9%, Bitcoin fell around 4%, […]

Standard Chartered gave a $10 target for ARB by 2030, a 66x increase from current market prices.
Arbitrum (ARB) climbed 12.39% to $0.1513 as the rest of the crypto market fell, after Standard Chartered initiated coverage of the token with a $10 price target for the end of 2030. The bank pegged that gain at roughly 70 times from $0.14. Measured from Wednesday’s price, ARB would need to gain about 66 times

Arbitrum price rose nearly 9% on Sep. 15 as a bullish Standard Chartered forecast lifted interest in ARB, while the charts showed the token testing a dense resistance and liquidation zone near $0.155. Arbitrum price rebounds toward $0.15 Standard Chartered…

Standard Chartered sees Robinhood Chain as an early sign that tokenization could transform Arbitrum’s economics and drive ARB sharply higher by 2030.

Standard Chartered looks past Ethereum to predict a 7,000% surge for Arbitrum as the L2 network secures major TradFi and Robinhood integrations.


Standard Chartered initiated Arbitrum coverage with a $10 ARB target for 2030, citing Robinhood Chain revenue and growth in tokenized assets.

Geoff Kendrick's note calls Arbitrum "the blockchain for TradFi" and puts the token at roughly 70 times its current price by the end of the decade. The forecast rests on the 10% cut Arbitrum takes from chains built on its stack — a line that Robinhood Chain created in July and that has fallen 93%

Arbitrum's growth could significantly impact traditional finance by facilitating on-chain transitions, potentially reshaping financial infrastructures.

Standard Chartered sees Arbitrum at $10 by 2030, projecting a roughly 70-fold increase as tokenization grows and TradFi firms move onchain.

Standard Chartered expects SKY to climb from a reference price of $0.065 to $0.325 by end-2028. The bank ties its fivefold projection to expanding USDS supply, agent borrowing, staking rewards, and token buybacks. Standard Chartered Sets Fivefold SKY Price Target SKY token holders could capture substantially more value as the Sky ecosystem expands, according to […]

Standard Chartered Bank has initiated coverage of Sky, calling it "DeFi's federal bank," and expects SKY to rise $0.325 by 2028.

Geoff Kendrick calls Sky "DeFi's federal bank" and forecasts a five-fold rise in the value the protocol passes to token holders by end-2028. The thesis runs on USDS supply growth.

The projected rise of SKY highlights the growing influence of DeFi in traditional finance, potentially reshaping stablecoin market dynamics.

The bank expects Sky to pass five times as much value to token holders by 2028 as USDS adoption and borrowing capacity continue to expand.
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Fintech veteran Wojciech Kaszycki has identified three tests for real bank adoption of Bitcoin: client custody balances, credit-funded spot trades and its use as loan collateral, following Standard Chartered’s launch of deliverable BTC and ETH trading for eligible UAE institutions.…