DeutschThe wall between classic banking and the crypto world is getting a deep crack – through a cooperation that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. The largest crypto exchange in the USA, Coinbase, and the financial giant JPMorgan Chase are entering into a strategic partnership that could radically simplify access to digital currencies for millions of bank customers.
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Specifically, this means that customers of the US major bank will be able to link their bank accounts directly to Coinbase from the beginning of 2026 – via a secure API interface. This will not only make transactions between fiat and crypto faster, but also more secure. A measure that is celebrated in the crypto community as well as in parts of the conservative financial world, which has often remained at a distance.
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But it goes even further: Credit card points, which could previously be redeemed for travel, technology or cashback, can in future be converted into cryptocurrencies at a ratio of 1:1 – and transferred directly to the Coinbase account. A novelty on the US market that opens the door to new target groups: those who have so far shown interest in Bitcoin, Ethereum & Co., but were afraid to get started. Now a click in online banking is enough – the investment begins in everyday life.
This development is particularly explosive against the background of JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s years of crypto criticism. The bank chief has repeatedly positioned himself clearly in the past: “If it were up to me, I would ban crypto completely.” Now his house is allowing exactly what he so often demonized – and even making access easier. Dimon’s words resonate, but seem increasingly decoupled from the actions of his company. While he verbally distances himself, JPMorgan has long been stepping into the world of blockchain through the back door.
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JPMorgan is not a newcomer to the blockchain cosmos. The bank has been working with its own blockchain infrastructure for some time, using the technology for international payment processing and has its own digital currency with the JPM Coin – albeit only for institutional purposes within a closed system.
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The partnership with Coinbase that has now been announced is therefore no coincidence, but a calculated step – with far-reaching consequences. It shortens processes, lowers the barriers to entry for private customers and signals that even established banks can no longer stand on the sidelines when it comes to crypto.
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The alliance between Coinbase and JPMorgan shows above all one thing: The boundaries between traditional finance and the crypto economy are increasingly blurring. What was considered a threat yesterday is now seen as an opportunity. The linking of both worlds could become a standard model – even beyond the USA. For the crypto scene, this is more than just a symbolic success. It is proof that acceptance is created not through words, but through interfaces. (mck)
