JPMorgan selected Ethereum for JPM Coin's expansion, announced on October 19, 2026, due to its established onchain liquidity, tokenized asset ecosystem, and existing use among institutional clients

Banks, asset managers, corporations and pension funds moving into digital assets through custody launches, trading desks and treasury allocations.

The largest smart-contract blockchain and its native asset ETH, covering protocol upgrades, staking, fee economics and institutional adoption.