The agency told banks they should consult their legal and compliance departments on whether they should block transactions on their own systems.
BTC could face resistance near the all-time high on improving trend strength.
Bull frenzy grips crypto markets as the hunt for yield goes beyond bitcoin and ether.
Bitcoin has retraced roughly 38% of the sell-off from May 3 as the short-term trend improves.
Ether attracted $30 million of inflows during the seven days through April 30.
Cryptocurrencies fall along with other risky assets on hint of higher interest rates.
Robinhood is experiencing platform issues as retail traders rush to place orders amid a rally in Dogecoin (DOGE). This isn't the first time.
Bitcoin stabilized after a near 5% drop during Asia hours. Momentum is slowing, which could limit rallies.
After adding the stablecoin to its Pro platform, Coinbase says USDT is now available for general users.
The virtual currency is approaching its resistance level.
"The crypto narrative is shifting from bitcoin to ethereum," wrote FundStrat, which placed a $10K price target on ETH for this year.
Bitcoin has fully recovered from a late Thursday decline and is approaching resistance around $56K-$58K.
The largest cryptocurrency is down about 10% for the month to date, with the momentum shifting to altcoins.
BTC continues to struggle near resistance and could approach lower support around $52K.
JPMorgan points to better liquidity conditions as reasons behind ETH's outperformance relative to BTC, which could provide a tailwind.