Global investment bank JPMorgan has cautioned that the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could “put severe downward pressure on bitcoin prices.” The bank’s analysts estimate that billions of dollars could exit the crypto market after Grayscale Investments converts its bitcoin trust (GBTC) into a spot […]
Singapore Announces Global Tokenization Initiative in Partnership With BNY Mellon, DBS, JPMorgan, and MUFG
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced a global tokenization initiative that seeks to allow tokenized assets to be exchanged by different financial institutions across borders. The initiative, touted by MAS officials as the evolution of Project Guardian, a series of tokenization pilots carried by the institution, has the support of banking powerhouses like […]
JPMorgan Says JPM Coin Could Handle $10 Billion in Daily Transactions Next Year
Global investment bank JPMorgan expects its digital currency, JPM coin, to “start taking off.” The bank says JPM coin could handle $ 10 billion in daily transactions in the next year or two, according to its global head of financial institution payments. He emphasized that JPM coin transactions should grow at least five to …
JPMorgan: US Crypto Regulations Unlikely to Ease Despite SEC Legal Defeats
Global investment bank JPMorgan has warned investors that U.S. crypto regulations are unlikely to ease, even though the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has lost several recent court cases against crypto firms. “It is far from clear that the regulatory tightening of the crypto industry will lessen significantly going forward given how unregulated this industry […]
JPMorgan CEO: Inflation May Be Stickier Than People Think, Fed May Raise Rates Further
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, has warned that inflation may be more persistent than many expect, and the government’s fiscal and monetary stimulus in the past several years has been greater than many realize. Dimon also expects more interest rate hikes from the Fed, stating: “I suspect that they may not be done […]