JPMorgan reports holding shares of several spot Bitcoin ETFs

As a seasoned crypto investor with a deep understanding of the market and its dynamics, I find JPMorgan Chase’s recent disclosure of investments in Bitcoin ETFs from Grayscale, ProShares, Bitwise, BlackRock, and Fidelity to be a significant development. With over $2.6 trillion in assets under management, JPMorgan is the largest bank in the US, and its entry into the crypto ETF market signifies growing institutional acceptance of Bitcoin as a legitimate investment asset.


JPMorgan Chase, a financial institution based in the United States, has revealed that it holds investments in Bitcoin exchange-traded products from Grayscale, ProShares, Bitwise, BlackRock, and Fidelity.

On May 10, JPMorgan Chase disclosed to the SEC that it owned approximately $760,000 in value of shares from five different Bitcoin investment products: ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), and the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF. Furthermore, the bank held 25,021 shares, equivalent to around $47,000, in Bitcoin Depot – a crypto automated teller machine (ATM) provider.

On the very same day as Wells Fargo disclosed its holding of Grayscale and ProShares Bitcoin ETFs, along with Bitcoin Depot, an SEC filing was made public by an unspecified entity. Meanwhile, Susquehanna International Group announced on May 7 that they had bought over a billion dollars’ worth of shares in the spot crypto ETFs during the first quarter of 2024.

JPMorgan Chase holds the top spot among American banks in terms of assets, managing approximately $2.6 trillion. However, it is important to note that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned against taking the information disclosed by the financial institution as a given, emphasizing potential inaccuracies or incompleteness.

In early January, the SEC gave its approval for the listing and trading of Bitcoin spot ETFs on American exchanges. Experts anticipate that the SEC will make a decision regarding the listing of Ether (ETH) spot ETFs by May 23rd, which is the final deadline for an application submitted by asset manager VanEck.

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2024-05-11 00:51