UBS has opened Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for wealthy clients, and JPMorgan projects that total crypto inflows will exceed $130 billion in 2026. The source article says UBS oversees $5.7 trillion in assets, and cites CEO Sergio Ermotti telling Decrypt that the bank is building “core infrastructure” for crypto. The same piece also points to a Hong Kong investor who disclosed a $436 million position in BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin ETF.
Large banks are being framed as early builders during weak market phases
The article links the UBS and JPMorgan moves to a wider search by traditional capital for alternative stores of value. It notes that gold ETFs pulled in $16 billion over three months, using that figure to argue that institutional money is still looking for new allocation targets. It also revisits earlier examples: Fidelity launched crypto custody in 2019 when Bitcoin was below $4,000, and BlackRock filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF in 2023 during the post-FTX recovery period. The article’s point is clear: major financial firms tend to build infrastructure during drawdowns rather than at market peaks.
The second half of the piece turns into a Pepeto presale pitch
After laying out the institutional narrative, the article shifts to Pepeto and presents it as infrastructure for the meme coin segment. According to the source, Pepeto offers PepetoSwap, a cross-chain bridge, and a zero-fee exchange, with three demos already available for testing. It says the project has dual audits from SolidProof and Coinsult, uses zero-tax tokenomics, and was created by “one of the original Pepe coin founders.” The presale figures cited in the article are $7.2 million raised at a token price of $0.000000185.
The piece also includes a series of market comparisons with a promotional tone. It puts the meme coin market at $45 billion, says PEPE reached $7 billion, and says DOGE hit $80 billion. It also states that Pepeto offers 212% APY staking with daily compounding, and gives an example in which a $3,000 position would generate $6,420 in yearly returns.
Step-by-step buying instructions and a scam warning are included
Per the source article, Pepeto is currently available only through the official presale site, pepeto.io. Accepted payment methods include ETH, USDT, BNB, and credit or debit cards. The process described in the article starts with setting up an ERC20-compatible wallet such as MetaMask, Best Wallet, Trust Wallet, or Coinbase Wallet. Buyers can then fund that wallet with ETH, USDT, or BNB, or use a bank card directly if they do not already hold crypto. The final step is to connect the wallet at pepeto.io, choose a payment method, and either buy tokens or select the “Buy and Stake” option.
The article closes with a warning that multiple fake tokens using the Pepeto name have appeared on different chains. It says the only legitimate presale address is pepeto.io, and that any link pointing to another domain should be treated as a scam risk.