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Standard Chartered Bank Analyst: Bitcoin Expected to Continue Downtrend, Price Impact by Spot ETF Selling Pressure

2025.02.26 19:48:24

On February 26th, Geoff Kendrick, the Cryptocurrency Research Director at Standard Chartered Bank, stated that Bitcoin will continue its recent downward trend and is expected to drop by another 10%. Kendrick further added that the decline in US Treasury yields might boost Bitcoin's price. In the long term, against the backdrop of slowing economic growth and rising inflation expectations, US Treasury yields reached a low of 4.32% on Tuesday, which is the lowest level since mid-December. The falling yields may prompt investors to withdraw capital and seek assets with better price performance, like Bitcoin. However, now is not the best time to buy Bitcoin. This is because a US Bitcoin spot ETF may experience outflows. If economic skepticism forces investors to sell their Bitcoin ETF, then Bitcoin's price will surely decline. BlockBeats previously reported that yesterday, the US Bitcoin spot ETF witnessed a net outflow of $9.35 billion, marking the highest outflow since its launch. In February, the US Bitcoin spot ETF has seen a total outflow of $24.15 billion, setting a monthly record for net outflows.
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