💥💥 The Giants Are Coming to Crypto 💥💥
📌 1. JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan, one of the largest banks in the world, is deepening its crypto involvement by launching a tokenized money-market fund on the Ethereum blockchain, backed by $100 million of its own capital - allowing qualified investors to gain exposure to crypto assets. Wall Street Journal+1 #JPMorganBitcoin
📌 2. SoftBank Group
SoftBank has a significant stake in a bitcoin-focused company as part of its broader crypto strategy. It’s involved with Twenty One Capital (XXI), a major public Bitcoin treasury vehicle formed with Tether and Bitfinex, showing SoftBank’s interest in large-scale crypto holdings. Wikipedia+1
📌 3. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, is planning a multi-billion-dollar investment in the blockchain/prediction-market platform Polymarket, signaling a major move into tokenization and crypto-related infrastructure. AP News
📌 4. Vanguard
Vanguard, one of the largest global asset managers, has opened access to crypto ETFs and mutual funds (including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana trackers) on its platform for investors - a major institutional step toward mainstream adoption. Barron's
📌 5. Klarna (Fintech)
Swedish fintech giant Klarna is planning to embrace crypto integration ahead of a potential US IPO, exploring ways to incorporate digital assets into its services as competition rises with PayPal and other fintechs. COIN360
🧠 Other notable company trends in crypto exposure
✔️ MicroStrategy (now Strategy) continues to be a pioneer in corporate Bitcoin holding and plans to keep accumulating BTC.
✔️ BlackRock remains active in crypto with its Bitcoin ETF and broader institutional strategies.
✔️ Shopify & Accenture are integrating and offering blockchain/crypto-related services further bridging traditional tech with crypto.
