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The bank’s largest increase came through the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), where holdings surged 174% to 8.3 million shares. JPMorgan also sharply expanded positions in the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, and ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF. The bank additionally increased its exposure to Ethereum-linked ETFs, including the iShares Ethereum Trust. JPMorgan Grows Crypto ETF Exposure JPMorgan Chase expanded its exposure to crypto-linked exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the first quarter of 2026, despite the downturn in digital asset prices. According to the bank’s latest 13F filing, its largest increase came through the BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), where holdings surged by approximately 174%. BTC’s price action over the past 6 months (Source: CoinCodex) The bank raised its IBIT position from roughly 3 million shares in the fourth quar
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Market analysts said Ether (ETH) was ready to continue its uptrend following moves by JPMorgan and BlackRock to launch tokenized funds on the Ethereum network. Key takeaways: Institutional adoption is underway as JPMorgan and BlackRock plan to launch tokenized funds on Ethereum. Strong technical structures in multiple time frames suggest ETH price is bottoming out. ETH traders anticipate the price to “outperform” Data from TradingView showed ETH/USD trading at $2,320, up 2% over the last 24 hours. The pair failed to crack through resistance at $2,400 last week, as spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows and rising balance on Binance derailed Ether’s recovery. As such, bulls must push and hold the ETH/USD pair above $2,400 to continue the uptrend. In a Wednesday post on X, analyst CryptoJack said ETH is “getting ready for a pump” as it consolidates inside a
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Fidelity International has launched the Fidelity USD Digital Liquidity Fund, known as FILQ, as its first tokenized liquidity fund. Summary FILQ gives institutions 24/7 tokenized liquidity backed by regulated, highly rated government securities and controls. Chainlink will publish NAV data onchain, while JPMorgan supplies approved daily pricing data for FILQ. Fidelity’s launch follows JPMorgan, BlackRock and Franklin Templeton in the fast-growing institutional tokenized fund race. The product gives eligible institutions access to a dollar fund designed for digital asset markets that operate outside normal trading hours. Sygnum describes FILQ as an Aaa-mf assessed fund by Moody’s that gives exposure to yield from regulated, highly rated government securities. The bank says the product is built for onchain workflows while keeping a fund structure closer to traditional cash mana
The post Bitcoin’s debasement trade hits a contradiction as MARA sells $1.5 billion while JPMorgan calls it the new gold appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Bitcoin has climbed roughly 30% over the past two months, from a February low near $62,000 to around $80,621 by May 12, helped by renewed interest in assets seen as resistant to currency debasement. Bitcoin price chart | Source: Tradingview The rally has revived an old debate. Can Bitcoin actually behave like gold during periods of fiscal stress, or is it still mainly a speculative trade? The contradiction is now sitting inside the Bitcoin treasury cohort itself. The largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner is selling into the rally rather than accumulating. What MARA’s earnings revealed MARA Holdings sold 20,880 Bitcoin worth $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 to retire debt and fund its AI infrastructure pivot, per its May 12 earnings disclosure. The company used $1 billion of the proceeds to retire roughly 30% of its convertible debt, reduci
The post JPMorgan Files Tokenized Money Market For Stablecoin Issuers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
JPMorgan has filed to launch a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, allowing stablecoin issuers to hold reserves backing their stablecoins in a regulated, cash-like vehicle while earning interest. The “OnChain Liquidity-Token Money Market Fund,” ticker JLTXX, will invest in US Treasury bills and overnight repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasurys or cash, according to a filing Tuesday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. JLTXX seeks to comply with the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin-focused law signed in July. Investors are subject to a $1 million minimum investment, and the fund carries a 0.16% annual fee after waivers. The fund will be managed by JPMorgan’s blockchain unit, Kinexys Digital Assets. The investment bank said the filing would take effect on Wednesday, though it did not disclose when it would launch the fund. Blockchain-based tokenization has attr
