Bitcoin on Tuesday was trading 26% below its October record high. - Getty Images As bitcoin edged higher Tuesday, Standard Chartered said it now expects the cryptocurrency to end the year higher at $100,000. That’s still a halving of its previous year-end target of $200,000, which was issued in June 2024. The bank also halved its bitcoin forecast for year-end 2026 to $150,000, from $300,000, and lowered its year-end projections through 2029. But it still expects bitcoin BTCUSD can reach $500,000 in 2030, ...