Morgan Stanley is launching spot ETFs to give its 19+ million clients direct exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL). The offering marks a further step toward mainstream institutional access and could boost liquidity for SOL.
Jeff Park hailed Morgan Stanley’s new Bitcoin product as “the most bullish thing ever,” saying the market’s real transformation is happening at the institutional level even as price swings dominate headlines.
Coinbase’s head of global investment research warned that quantum computing could seriously threaten Bitcoin’s cryptographic security. The alert raises pressure on exchanges, custodians and wallet developers to accelerate post-quantum planning.
As the rial plunges to fresh lows, Bitcoin has re-entered public debate in Iran, often cited for its decentralized properties compared with state-controlled fiat. Citizens and remittance senders are increasingly discussing crypto as an alternative store of value and cross-border payment tool.
After a technical change in guidance on Jan. 5, Bank of America advisers publicly endorsed Bitcoin, marking a notable mainstream shift — but the recommended allocation is very small and left some investors underwhelmed.
Buck introduced a governance token called a 'savings coin' designed to deliver roughly 7% annual yield, funded by income from a Strategy that uses bitcoin-linked preferred stock. The product echoes Michael Saylor’s approach to extracting yield from BTC holdings while preserving upside exposure.
Bitcoin Core developers have disclosed a critical bug in versions 30.0 and 30.1 that affects migration from legacy wallets to descriptor (modern) wallets. Users are advised to pause migrations and follow official guidance until a fix is released.
On Friday Wall Street buyers pushed Bitcoin to the week's high as U.S. spot markets shifted from bargain hunting to momentum chasing. The move erased a recent Coinbase discount and pointed to renewed institutional demand.
Morgan Stanley filed on Jan. 6, 2026 to launch an exchange-traded fund designed to track the price of bitcoin (BTC), marking another major bank moving into spot crypto products.
Two industry analysts say a crypto-friendly Trump administration and growing Wall Street adoption could push Bitcoin to fresh record highs in 2026.