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- JPMorgan reclassifies Bitcoin as a "tradable macro asset" via 1.5x leveraged notes, challenging crypto treasury firms and expanding institutional liquidity. - Institutional ETF inflows ($12.87B in Ethereum) and technical indicators suggest growing market confidence despite 30% crypto drawdowns since October. - Regulatory delays (Switzerland's 2027 crypto tax framework) and strategic partnerships (Bitget-Ampersan) highlight fragmented yet expanding institutional integration. - JPMorgan's $240,000 Bitcoin

- South Africa's central bank abandoned retail CBDC plans, prioritizing payments infrastructure upgrades and regulating private digital assets like stablecoins. - Stablecoin trading volumes surged to 80 billion rand by 2024, surpassing volatile cryptocurrencies as dominant instruments due to lower price volatility. - With 7.8 million crypto users and $1.5 billion in custodial accounts, the SARB warned of systemic risks from unregulated cross-border digital asset flows bypassing exchange controls. - Authori

- Bitwise's BAVA ETF for Avalanche (AVAX) offers 0.34% fees, lower than competitors, with waived charges for the first month or $500M AUM. - The ETF integrates AVAX staking rewards and institutional infrastructure, including Coinbase Custody and BNY Mellon, marking a U.S. crypto first. - AVAX rose 7% toward $18 resistance as Europe's Securitize secured EU approval for Avalanche-based tokenized securities, boosting institutional adoption. - With $2.5M in seed capital and $6.41B market cap, AVAX's 2026 outlo