🏦 UBS Opens Crypto Access as Ethereum Preps for Quantum Era
🏦 UBS Opens Crypto Access as Ethereum Preps for Quantum Era
🏦 UBS enters crypto
Major institutional shift: UBS will offer Bitcoin and ETH access to select private banking clients, marking a significant move by a traditional banking giant into crypto services.
Key developments this week:
- 💰 Tether's gold-backed XAUT token supply jumped 38% amid the ongoing gold rally
- 🛍️ Nearly 40% of U.S. merchants now accept cryptocurrency payments
- 🛡️ Ethereum formed a new team specifically to address quantum computing threats to the network
- 🐕 DOGE ETF launched but seeing limited investor interest so far
What this means: The UBS announcement signals growing institutional acceptance of crypto assets, while the quantum threat preparation shows Ethereum's proactive approach to long-term security. The merchant adoption rate demonstrates crypto's increasing real-world utility.
The combination of traditional finance integration and technical infrastructure improvements suggests the industry is maturing beyond speculation into practical applications.
Snapshot 242 is live: ⛓️ Ethereum activity peaked as gas fees fell to new lows 🍔 Steak ’n Shake added $10M to BTC treasury 🐋 BTC “fish-to-sharks” posted the strongest accumulation since 2022 🧬 Injective removes buybacks to tighten INJ supply 🔗 Chainlink brings 24/5 on-chain
Snapshot 243 is live: 💵 UBS to give select private banking clients BTC and ETH access 🥇 Tether’s XAUT supply up 38% following gold rally 🛒 Nearly 40% of U.S. merchants accept crypto 🛡️ New team formed to prepare Ethereum for quantum threats 🐶 DOGE ETF launched, but investor
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