My suggestion.
$categories = get_the_category();
$output="";
if($categories) {
$output = "<ul>";
foreach($categories as $category) {
$output .= '<li><div class="btn-standard"><a href="'.get_category_link( $category->term_id ).'" title="' . esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $category->name ) ) . '">'.$category->cat_name.'</a></div></li>';
}
$output .= "</ul>";
}
echo $output;
You can check Codex for more reference.