The Ether: Monday, October 19, 2026

JPMorgan brings JPM Coin (JPMD) live on Ethereum and Base for institutional clients, citing liquidity and client use

JPMorgan's dollar deposit token, which represents USD held at the bank, is now live on Ethereum and Base, so approved institutional clients can move bank deposits on public blockchains.

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Lighthouse v8.3.0 adds Gloas support on Hoodi and the Fast Confirmation Rule, and patches undisclosed security issues

The Lighthouse consensus client can now run the Gloas fork on the Hoodi test network, and adds a feature that confirms blocks as safe sooner.

Bitmine adds 12,535 ETH last week to reach 6.04 million ETH, though a lower ether price cuts holdings value to $15.1 billion

Bitmine, a public company that holds ether as a treasury reserve, kept buying at a steady pace while the falling ether price shrank the dollar value of its stash for a second week.

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SharpLink says it deployed $400 million of ether across Ether.fi and Lido staking

SharpLink, a public company holding ether in its treasury, says it has put $400 million to work in staking (locking ether to help secure the network and earn rewards) through two Ethereum protocols.

Deutsche Bank plans Asia expansion of its crypto custody service in 2027, supporting ether and USDC at launch

One of Europe's largest banks will hold ether, USDC and other tokens and manage private keys for clients, with the German launch coming first and Asia in 2027.