Wall Street is warming up to Bitcoin. The trading infrastructure is catching up fast.

Blockchain.com just added options on seven tokens, including BTC and SOL.

Meanwhile, ETF investors bought the dip to the tune of $527M in a single day.

The old guard and the new guard are converging, and the plumbing is finally getting built.

JPMorgan sees Bitcoin outperforming traditional assets but warns of volatility

JPMorgan's asset management arm forecasts Bitcoin returning 10% annually through 2040.

The projection comes from the firm's 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, a yearly guide used by portfolio managers allocating billions.

That puts Bitcoin ahead of every traditional asset class in JPMorgan's model, including US equities and gold.

When the bank that once called Bitcoin a fraud starts recommending it in portfolio plans, the institutional shift is real.

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Markets

ETF buyers stepped in as Bitcoin wobbled near $82K

BlackRock's IBIT alone pulled in $665M on October 19, its biggest day since early October.

That single fund accounted for more than the entire ETF category's net inflow of $527M, meaning other funds saw redemptions.

Geopolitical whiplash added noise: oil swung $2 on conflicting reports about Iran negotiations, briefly dragging Bitcoin lower.

BTC traded near $82,400, ETH climbed above $2,400, SOL held near $106, and XRP edged toward $1.32.

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Blockchain.com launches options trading for BTC, ETH, SOL and four more tokens

Blockchain.com now lets eligible users trade call and put options on seven digital assets.

The lineup includes Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP, TRON, Avalanche and Hyperliquid.

It follows the platform's recent perpetual futures rollout, building out a full derivatives suite.

More trading products means more ways to hedge, which is exactly what institutional players demand before showing up.

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Mt. Gox pushes creditor repayment deadline back another year to October 2027

The Mt. Gox rehabilitation trustee just extended the repayment deadline by a full year.

Creditors who haven't received funds yet now have until October 31, 2027.

The exchange collapsed in 2014, meaning some creditors will have waited 13 years for their Bitcoin back.

Every extension keeps a cloud of potential selling pressure hanging over the market.

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Crypto consolidation play: Bitget snaps up a licensed Thai exchange to expand Southeast Asian footprint.

Crypto gets a Google nod: Search giant will run exchange and wallet ads in UAE starting next month.

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