MacroAdoption3 SourcesJPMorgan Projects 10% Annual Bitcoin Return in First Long-Term ForecastJPMorgan Asset Management released its 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, projecting a 10% annual return for Bit...Oct 21, 2026, 03:02 PMJPMorganBitcoin
AdoptionExchanges3 SourcesStandard Chartered Acquires Full Ownership of Zodia CustodyStandard Chartered has signed a definitive agreement to acquire full ownership of digital asset custodian Zodia Custody,...Oct 21, 2026, 02:01 PMStandard CharteredZodia Custody
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesStrive Launches SATS Preferred Stock With 15% Annual Bitcoin DividendBitcoin treasury company Strive priced seven million shares of its SATS preferred stock on Oct. 15, offering a 15% annua...Oct 21, 2026, 02:04 AMStriveSATS
RegulationAdoption3 SourcesSwitzerland Approves First Retail Spot Bitcoin ETFSwitzerland's FINMA approved the country's first spot Bitcoin ETF structured as a Swiss-law public investment fund, enab...Oct 20, 2026, 02:01 PMSwitzerlandFINMA
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesGermany's Sparkassen Banks Launch Crypto Trading at €0.99 per OrderGermany's Sparkassen banking group began offering cryptocurrency trading to retail customers through DekaBank, starting ...Oct 20, 2026, 08:01 AMSparkassenDekaBank
Layer 1Stablecoins4 SourcesJPMorgan Expands JPM Coin to Ethereum for Wider Institutional AccessJPMorgan's Kinexys division has deployed JPM Coin, a USD deposit token, to Ethereum mainnet, expanding access beyond its...Oct 20, 2026, 07:02 AMJPMorganKinexys
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesRamp Applies for US Trust Bank Charter to Offer Digital Asset CustodyCorporate payments platform Ramp has applied for a national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the...Oct 20, 2026, 06:02 AMRampOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF With Options-Based Downside ProtectionBlackRock filed with the SEC for an iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (ticker PBIT) that uses options strategies to...Oct 20, 2026, 06:02 AMBlackRockiShares
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesMastercard Launches Stablecoin Security Tool for Fraud and Sanctions ScreeningMastercard unveiled Stablecoin Security at Money20/20, an API-based tool that screens payments for fraud, scams, and san...Oct 20, 2026, 06:01 AMMastercardStablecoin Security
