
{"id":122631,"date":"2025-12-23T15:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=122631"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:56:47","slug":"jpmorgan-crypto-trading-pivot-signals-a-new-phase-for-institutional-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=122631","title":{"rendered":"JPMorgan Crypto Trading Pivot Signals a New Phase for Institutional Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JPMorgan Crypto is quietly exploring what was once unthinkable: offering direct cryptocurrency trading to its institutional clients.<\/p>\n<p>The shift is striking, given <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JPMorgan CEO<\/a> Jamie Dimon recently said, \u201cit\u2019s the first time in his lifetime it\u2019s \u2018semi-rational\u2019 to hold gold in your portfolio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to people familiar with the discussions, the bank is assessing spot and derivatives trading as demand rises from <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hedge funds<\/a>, asset managers, and corporates, who are navigating a friendlier US regulatory climate.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, 99Bitcoins fam. The Olive Gardens of the shadow banking sector are all out of the shrimp scampi and getting in on <\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-container\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- name of the coin in the text --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-wrapper\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-holder \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon \"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-label \">Bitcoin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-symbol hidden\">BTC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price hidden\">$87,408.09<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend  negative\">2.29%<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- popup with basic info about the coin --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-wrapper \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-name\">Bitcoin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-symbol\">BTC<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-title\">Price<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-value\">$87,408.09<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend negative\">2.29% \/24h<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-title\">Volume in 24h<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-value\">$30.62B<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;!&#8211; <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend\">?<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>                     &#8211;&gt;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-chart\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-graph-title\">Price 7d<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-graph-container negative\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_self\" class=\"cwp-coin-custom-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<br \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t; here\u2019s what to know:<\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p>        Dimon recently said, \u201cI don\u2019t think you should smoke, but I defend your right to smoke. I defend your right to buy Bitcoin,\u201d     <\/p>\n<p>         That rhetorical shift matters. Banks do not build desks for assets they think are going away.    <\/p><\/div>\n<h2>What\u2019s Next For JPMorgan Crypto? From \u201cPet Rock\u201d to Prime Brokerage Adjacent<\/h2>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dimon once mocked the asset as worthless, yet his stance has evolved into <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pragmatic tolerance<\/a> as client demand becomes impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>Dimon\u2019s position now resembles regulated indifference rather than hostility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think you should smoke, but I defend your right to smoke. I defend your right to buy Bitcoin,\u201d said Dimon at a JPMorgan investor conference in May.<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: JPMORGAN IS EXPLORING CRYPTO TRADING FOR INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS \u2013 PER BLOOMBERG SOURCE<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BImWlOEL3U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/BImWlOEL3U<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PMbp2PPc8R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/PMbp2PPc8R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DEGEN NEWS (@DegenerateNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DegenerateNews\/status\/2003097413184335913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>That rhetorical shift matters. Banks do not build desks for assets they think are going away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Is Regulatory Gravity Pulling Banks Into BTC?<\/h2>\n<p>The timing is no accident for JPMorgan. Guidance from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency now explicitly allows US banks to custody crypto, act as intermediaries, and use digital assets as collateral. This clarity has lowered compliance friction just enough for risk committees to greenlight pilots.<\/p>\n<p>JPMorgan has already arranged tokenized bond issuance on Solana for Galaxy Digital and plans to allow institutional clients to post Bitcoin and Ether as loan collateral. Trading is the logical next step.<\/p>\n<p> BREAKING: JPMorgan exploring crypto spot and derivatives trading for institutional clients.<\/p>\n<p>The same bank whose CEO called Bitcoin a &#8220;hyped-up fraud&#8221; and &#8220;pet rock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The same Jamie Dimon who said &#8220;if I were the government I&#8217;d close it down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now building a trading desk.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U3HoFewGml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/U3HoFewGml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simon Taylor (@sytaylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sytaylor\/status\/2003362934492143828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>The data backs the shift. <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoinGecko<\/a> shows Bitcoin still carrying a market cap near $1.8 T, even after a 29% pullback from October highs. Glassnode notes that long-term holders control more than 70% of the circulating supply, indicating a steady institutional conviction rather than quick, smash-and-grab transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Derivatives markets tell the same story. CME Bitcoin futures open interest has remained elevated despite recent volatility, signaling that professional traders are staying engaged, even as retail appetite appears bottomless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for Crypto Markets in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>If JPMorgan launches crypto trading, liquidity deepens overnight, bid-ask spreads tighten, and volatility becomes more tradable and less chaotic.<\/p>\n<p>To extend our Olive Garden analogy: it\u2019s like Jamie Dimon said, you find one cockroach, and there\u2019s likely dozens more, and many of them are ending up on your portfolio plates. Make sense, anon?<\/p>\n<p>Watching Wall Street finally concede ground to digital assets feels surreal. At moments like this, it is hard not to think that institutions once dismissive enough to buy my entire bloodline on a whim are now quietly lining up for Bitcoin exposure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE:<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/seeking-a-career-change-become-a-bitcoin-bounty-hunter-in-fordow-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Seeking a Career Change? Become a Bitcoin Bounty Hunter in Fordow, Iran<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/jpmorgan-crypto-trading-pivot-signals-a-new-phase-for-institutional-adoption\/\">JPMorgan Crypto Trading Pivot Signals a New Phase for Institutional Adoption<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JPMorgan Crypto is quietly exploring what was once unthinkable: offering direct cryptocurrency trading to its institutional clients. The shift is striking, given JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently said, \u201cit\u2019s the first time in his lifetime it\u2019s \u2018semi-rational\u2019 to hold gold in your portfolio.\u201d According to people familiar with the discussions, the bank is assessing spot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122631"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}