JPMorgan Adds Programmable Payments to JPM Coin

Previously clients would need to set standing orders for payments to take place at a particular time; now they can program them to kick in when the relevant criteria are met.Source

Bitcoin Could Hit $69K by Mid-2024 as It Enters Acceleration Phase, Analyst Says

BTC prices have doubled this year amid a spot ETF push by prominent traditional finance firms.Source

Michael Saylor’s Massive Bitcoin Bet Crosses $1B in Unrealized Profit

Saylor’s business software company, MicroStrategy, held more than 158,000 bitcoins as of Friday.Source

Ethereum Fees Briefly Jumped to $100 After BlackRock’s ETH ETF Filing

Fees spiked to as high as 270 gwei late on Thursday, the data shows, temporarily touching a level last seen in June 2022.Source

UBS Group’s Wealthy Clients Can Now Trade Some Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong: Bloomberg

The news comes a day after HSBC, one of the world’s largest banks, said it plans to start a digital-assets custody service for institutional clients.Source

CME Topples Binance as Top Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Crypto ETF Excitement Soars

CME’s rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.Source

Bitcoin ETF Excitement Drives Wall Street Giant CME Above Binance in BTC Futures Rankings

CME’s rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.Source

Ether Surges to 7-Month High, Outshines Bitcoin on BlackRock ETF Plans; Altcoins Plunge

Bitcoin hit an 18-month high near $38,000 before pulling back sharply.Source

BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF Plan Is Confirmed in Nasdaq Filing

The world’s largest asset manager already made waves by seeking to list a bitcoin ETFSource