RT Timmy Shen (@timmyhmshen)ICYMI: A busy U.S. session today at @TheBlock__ — here’s the rundown🌍 Avalanche Policy Coalition rolled out an advisory council, calling for “global energy” as crypto rules take shape💵 Y Combinator opens a stablecoin funding option for startups starting spring 2026📉 Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital posted a $482M loss in Q4 even as its cash pile swells📊 S&P projects a potential 1,600x upper-bound jump in euro stablecoin issuance to $1.3T by 2030🔻 Standard Chartered cut its 2026 So ...

🚨 LATEST: Standard Chartered slashes 2026 Solana price target to $250 but raises long-term forecast to $2,000 by 2030, citing dominance in micropayments and stablecoins. https://t.co/NNllcijdII ...

Standard Chartered is calling for SOL to hit $2,000 by 2030Says Solana will dominate micropayments and stablecoin transactions once it moves past memes https://t.co/J0ipdE4ErO ...

LATEST: 📊 Standard Chartered cut its 2026 SOL price target to $250 but raised its 2030 forecast to $2,000, citing a shift from memecoins to stablecoin-based micropayments as Solana's next dominant use case. https://t.co/QH57TQVAW1 ...

RT Naga Avan-Nomayo (@JeSuisNaga)Standard Chartered says @solana is evolving “from memecoins to micropayments.”The bank cut its end-2026 SOL target to $250 but raised longer-term forecasts, seeing SOL reach $2,000 by 2030.Analysts: Solana's ultra-low fees open the doors to stablecoin-driven micropayments.But @ethereum remains Standard Chartered's near-term preference. It expects ETH to outperform other cryptos in 2026. ...

Markets: Solana to reach $2,000 by 2030 despite recent plunge to $100, says Standard Chartered. https://t.co/Dk2uLAbIiI ...

Standard Chartered cuts Solana 2026 target to $250, sees shift from 'memecoins to micropayments' https://t.co/Yk0w2jAUNT ...

Standard Chartered Cuts Near-Term Solana Forecast, Sees $2,000 by Decade's Endhttps://t.co/wuYi3FQTB2 ...

Market Performance - The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up by 0.64%, with the U.K.'s FTSE 100 climbing 0.51%, Germany's DAX gaining 0.68%, and France's CAC 40 also increasing by 0.68% [2] - Positive performances were noted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Spain, while Greece, Iceland, Poland, Russia, and Sweden ended weak [2] Company Highlights - Lloyds Banking Group gained 3.3% after launching a share buyback program to repurchase up to £1.75 billion of its ordinary shares [3] - Other banks such as Natwest Group, Barclays, Standard Chartered, and HSBC Holdings saw gains between 1.2% and 2% [3] - In the German market, SAP increased by about 4.2%, and Adidas rose 3.7% after reporting record revenues and announcing a €1 billion ($1.2 billion) stock buyback [5] - In the French market, companies like Edenred, Sanofi, and LVMH closed up by 1%-3% [6] Sector Performance - Gains in financials and consumer sectors in the UK market offset losses in the mining sector [2] - The German market saw a mix of performances, with several companies gaining while others like Volkswagen and Continental closed weak [5] Economic Indicators - In Germany, import prices declined by 2.3% in December year-on-year, with a month-on-month decrease of 0.1% [8] - The German economy expanded by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the last three months of 2025, marking the strongest performance in three quarters [10] - France's GDP growth was reported at 0.2% for the fourth quarter, with overall economic growth softening to 0.9% in 2025 from 1.1% in 2024 [12][13]

Market Overview - The UK stock market's benchmark index FTSE 100 recovered after a weak start, with gains in financials and consumer sectors offsetting weakness in mining and energy stocks [1] - A sell-off in precious metals and oil led to declines in mining and energy stocks, with gold and silver prices dropping 4% and 11% respectively, and oil futures sliding 1.1% [1] Financial Sector Performance - Lloyds Banking Group advanced 2.3% after launching a share buyback program to repurchase up to £1.75 billion of its ordinary shares [2] - Barclays, Natwest Group, and Standard Chartered saw increases of 1.5%-2.2%, while HSBC Holdings gained nearly 1% [2] Other Notable Stock Movements - Experian gained about 3.6%, while Smith & Nephew and Diageo climbed 2.5% and 2.4% respectively [3] - Companies such as IAG, Pearson, Reckitt Benckiser, and others gained between 0.8% to 2% [4] - Conversely, Fresnillo, Endeavour Mining, and Antofagasta lost 3.2%-4%, with Anglo American Plc sliding 2.3% and Glencore shedding about 1.7% [4] Consumer and Business Borrowing - A report from the Bank of England indicated that net mortgage approvals for house purchases in the UK fell by 3,100 to 61,013 in December, marking the lowest level since June 2024 [5] - Consumer credit decreased to £1.5 billion in December from £2.1 billion in November, although the annual growth in consumer credit remained unchanged at 8.2% [5] - UK businesses borrowed £1.0 billion from banks and building societies, following net borrowing of £6.2 billion in November [6]