[DigitalToday reporter Chi-gyu Hwang] Morgan Stanley will start offering trading services for bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and solana (SOL) through its subsidiary E*Trade platform in the first half of 2026. Zerohash will provide the technology infrastructure.
Morgan Stanley also plans to launch its own digital wallet in the second half of 2026. The wallet is expected to function beyond simple asset storage and serve as infrastructure for tokenised asset trading in the future. The company said it would become a key pillar of a digital-asset ecosystem linked to Morgan Stanley financial services over the long term.
In its private markets division, Morgan Stanley is also reviewing the potential for improving trading and settlement efficiency through tokenisation. In the short term, it is maintaining its position of prioritising existing traditional trading structures.
Chi-gyu Hwang
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