$7 Trillion Giant Enters Bitcoin Arena—Is $200,000 the Next Stop?
A seismic shift just hit crypto markets—a $7 trillion institutional player is quietly building a Bitcoin position.
Why This Move Changes Everything
Forget retail hype. This isn't another influencer pump. We're talking about capital that dwarfs most national economies—now flowing into Bitcoin's finite supply. Traditional finance spent years dismissing crypto as a 'fraud' or 'bubble,' but when real money talks, Wall Street listens. Suddenly, those skeptical reports gather dust while treasury teams quietly rebalance.
The $200,000 Question
Can this trigger the surge? Simple math says yes. Even a fractional allocation from a $7 trillion portfolio represents buying pressure that could swallow available liquidity. Bitcoin's market cap would need to expand dramatically—and history shows these inflows tend to be sticky, not speculative. Remember when gold ETFs launched? Same playbook, digital edition.
The Cynical Take
Of course, the same banks now courting crypto clients spent the last decade lobbying against it—nothing like profit potential to inspire a sudden change of principles. Welcome to finance, where convictions have price tags.
Bottom line: When elephants move, markets tremble. This isn't a test anymore—it's the main event.
UBS To Offer Bitcoin Trading To Some Wealth Clients
Bloomberg reported that UBS is planning to launch crypto trading for some of its wealth clients, starting with its private bank clients in Switzerland. The bank will reportedly begin by offering these clients the opportunity to invest in bitcoin and Ethereum. At the same time, the crypto offering could further expand to clients in the Pacific-Asia region and the U.S.
The banking giant is currently in discussions with potential partners, and there is no clear timeline for when it could launch Bitcoin and ethereum trading for clients. This move is said to be partly due to increased demand from wealth clients for crypto exposure. UBS also faces increased competition as other Wall Street giants are working to offer crypto trading.
Morgan Stanley, in partnership with Zerohash, announced plans to launch crypto trading in the first half of this year, starting with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The banking giant may soon also be able to offer its crypto products, as it has filed with the SEC to launch spot BTC, ETH, and SOL ETFs.
Furthermore, JPMorgan, another of UBS’ competitors, is considering offering crypto trading to institutional clients, although this plan is still in the early stages. The bank already accepts Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral from its clients. Last year, it also filed to offer BTC structured notes that will track the performance of the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF.
Can Bank’s Entry Trigger A BTC Rally To $200,000
Kevin O’Leary predicted that Bitcoin could rally to between $150,000 and $200,000 this year, driven by the passage of the CLARITY Act. His prediction came just as White House Crypto Czar David Sacks said banks would fully enter crypto once the bill passes. As such, there is a possibility that BTC could reach this $200,000 psychological level in anticipation of the amount of new capital that could flow into BTC from these banks once the bill passes.
BitMine’s Chairman, Tom Lee, also predicted during a CNBC interview that Bitcoin could reach between $200,000 and $250,000 this year, partly due to growing institutional adoption by Wall Street giants. Meanwhile, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said that a BTC rally to $200,000 is the “most obvious thing in the world” to him.
At the time of writing, the bitcoin price is trading at around $89,600, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
