$1.3 Trillion Morgan Stanley to Launch Bitcoin Trading in Months
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The cryptocurrency industry is gaining increasing adoption with traditional finance. The latest signal of this adoption comes from Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade, the online brokerage firm, which plans to launch digital asset trading by 2026. Morgan Stanley partners with ZeroHash for crypto expansion In a post on X, Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research, shared that E*Trade will commence in the first half of 2026. In order to get off to a smooth start, Morgan Stanley is partnering with ZeroHash. Morgan Stanley first dropped the hint in May 2025, as reported by U.Today. The banking giant expressed its desire to explore crypto more deeply, given the favorable regulatory environment. Worth mentioning is that the bank backed Bitcoin in 2021 with some institutional funds. ZeroHash is a renowned crypto infrastructure provider that offers trading and settlement services. To ensure a seamless launch, Morgan Stanley will invest $100 million directly into ZeroHash. The capital will be raised through a fundraising round. 🚨 Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade to List Digital Assets in 1H26 in Partnership with ZeroHash.$MS Will Also Invest in ZeroHash’s $100M Raise Led by $IBKR, at a Reported $1B Valuation. Additional participants include SoFi, Jump, and some Apollo funds. pic.twitter.com/KcytikydvM — matthew sigel, recovering CFA (@matthew_sigel) September 23, 2025 There are other notable names in the deal, and this includes Interactive Brokers, which will lead the funding round. Other investors are SoFi, Jump Trading and Apollo Global Management Funds. The total valuation of this has been pegged at $1 billion. The move signals that mainstream Wall Street players are increasingly deepening their commitment to crypto assets. The institutional adoption might be closely linked to a shift in crypto regulation in the U.S. following this new administration. Notably, major banks are beginning to consider crypto services for their customers as demand soars. If this…
