JPMorgan Chase and Coinbase said they’re aiming to make buying crypto “easier than ever” by offering a “direct bank-to-wallet connection” to Coinbase accounts for Chase Ultimate Rewards points, starting next year. Coinbase account holders will also be able to fund their accounts with Chase credit cards starting this fall.

U.S. banking giant JPMorgan on Wednesday partnered with Coinbase to allow customers to fund their wallets using its Chase credit cards and buy cryptocurrency on the exchange starting in fall 2025. Once viewed warily by traditional financial institutions,

JPMorgan and Coinbase partner to offer Chase users crypto rewards, wallet linking, and card payments by 2026.

Analysts say Coinbase's partnership with JPMorgan Chase is a win for crypto adoption. The move highlights the banking sector's changing attitude towards digital assets.

JPMorgan Chase is partnering with cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase to allow customers to use Chase credit cards to fund their Coinbase accounts, according to a recent press release.

Zaheer Ebtikar of crypto VC Split Capital hailed the Coinbase partnership, adding that it will remove the blurry lines between the sector and TradFi. “The lines between crypto and traditional finance are no longer blurry. They just don’t exist anymore.”

JPMorgan has now partnered with Coinbase, to make it easier for more than 80 million customers to access cryptocurrencies.

Apple has expressed a preference for JPMorgan Chase, indicating a strong possibility of a partnership that would bring together two of America's most powerful companies, the report said. This alliance would offer JPMorgan access to Apple's dedicated customer base for additional financial product offerings,