Charles Schwab | Crypto

Major Wall Street players are adding talent to support their growing cryptocurrency operations. Charles Schwab, Fidelity and other traditional companies based in the United States are hiring for senior crypto positions to seemingly make a push into the industry. The open positions come as regulatory clarity has increased, paving the way for TradFi to enter the space. The open positions indicate a solid push into the crypto space. Schwab, for instance, is hiring for a senior product manager in crypto trading and a senior product manager in crypto onchain experiences. As Cointelegraph has reported, the $10 trillion asset manager plans to launch Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) spot trading, with BTC trading services available by April 2026. Fidelity, which has $6.4 trillion in assets, is hiring for a crypto technology risk analyst. Technology company Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a cryptocurrency subject matter expert, and Standard and Poor’s Global is hiring a senior analyst for global research and development i...

Charles Schwab plans to offer spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum, aiming to attract clients who want to consolidate crypto holdings with their traditional assets. Charles Schwab is preparing to expand its crypto offerings by launching spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to CEO Rick Wurster. In an interview with CNBC on Friday, Wurster said Schwab clients already hold significant exposure to crypto via exchange-traded products (ETPs), owning more than 20% of the industry’s crypto ETP market. However, he noted that crypto still represents a relatively small portion of clients’ total wealth, around $25 billion out of $10.8 trillion. “We anticipate launching Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) sometime soon so that our clients have access to that,” he said. “We think that will be an acceleration of our growth.” Read more

Two of Wall Street’s most established financial firms, Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab, are reportedly preparing to offer access to crypto trading. Morgan Stanley reportedly plans to roll out spot crypto trading on its E*Trade platform by 2026. To support this integration, the firm is exploring partnerships with crypto-native companies. While Morgan Stanley already offers […] The post Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab eye crypto trading as US regulations ease appeared first on CryptoSlate.