Standard Chartered Sees XRP at $8 by End-2026 as Bitcoin Hyper Targets 1000x and Nears $30M Raise

As 2025 draws to a close, Bitcoin is fluctuating between $86,500 and $90,400 and Ethereum is trading just below $3,000 in a low-liquidity market. Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick has projected that XRP, currently around $1.86, could climb to $8 by 2026, citing regulatory clarity, more than $1.25 billion in spot ETF inflows and shrinking exchange supply. At the same time, presale project Bitcoin Hyper has raised about $29.9 million for its planned Bitcoin Layer 2 network, with some analysts suggesting the HYPER token could potentially deliver 1000x returns if its launch and ecosystem expansion succeed.