BREAKING: Bank of America has officially greenlit its massive network of over 15,000 wealth advisers to proactively recommend Bitcoin allocations to clients starting today, January 5, 2026. $BTC
This historic policy shift enables advisers across Merrill, BofA Private Bank, and Merrill Edge to suggest a 1% to 4% allocation into four approved spot Bitcoin ETFs: BlackRock’s IBIT, Fidelity’s FBTC, Bitwise’s BITB, and Grayscale’s BTC Mini Trust. By transitioning from "client-led requests" to "adviser-led allocations," the bank is effectively opening the floodgates for a significant portion of its $2.67 trillion in assets under management to flow into regulated digital assets. $ETH
Looking ahead, this move marks the definitive start of the 2026 Institutional Era, placing BofA in direct alignment with peers like Morgan Stanley and Vanguard who have recently embraced digital asset products. With the Clarity Act expected to provide further regulatory tailwinds this year and institutional selling pressure reaching exhaustion, this structural demand could serve as the primary catalyst for Bitcoin to exceed its previous all-time high in the first half of 2026.
The arrival of the "thundering herd" signals a fundamental shift where crypto is no longer an outlier but a cornerstone of mainstream global wealth planning. $XLM
