It could be, and a $100k Bitcoin price prediction is nearly possible.
That's what majority are predicting as well, a 6 digit figure so it make sense if the Standard Charter person has the same prediction.
There are a lot of predictions from a big whale or even a common popular celebrity and I only think that they're just trying to gain attention.
That being said, it's difficult to accurately forecast the exact timing or the possibility of a potential bull run. Even though, given the historical patterns and the ongoing interest in cryptocurrencies, it is plausible to expect that Bitcoin might experience a bull run before the conclusion of the end of 2024 or it could be right after the next halving.
But I appreciate this kind of prediction, to give courage to the small Bitcoin holder.
The thing with this prediction thought is that it is coming from the banking sector itself. So it's either they are going to accept bitcoin or just joining the bandwagon for now. But we all know that bitcoin is really going to be massive and that's why everyone is on it, including this big banks across EU or in the US.
But for us average joe, we really don't care with this prediction, because we all know that there will be another all time high in 2024-2025.