Morgan Stanley
This record represents the digital-asset activity of Morgan Stanley, a global investment bank and wealth and investment management firm. Its primary US broker-dealer subsidiaries are registered with the SEC and are FINRA members. Morgan Stanley is preparing to offer crypto trading to E*Trade retail clients in the first half of 2026 through a partner model, initially covering bitcoin, ethereum and solana, using Zerohash for custody, liquidity and settlement. Morgan Stanley has also invested in Zerohash. Executives have described plans for a wallet solution that could let the bank act as custodian for client digital assets.
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Tokenized securities demand competitive cost structures; institutional ETF fee compression signals market maturity and validates blockchain infrastructure economics.
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Morgan Stanley plans to launch crypto trading for E*Trade clients in the first half of 2026 with Zerohash handling custody and settlement.