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A grayscale institutional vault receives metal Bitcoin-like disks as a tracking hound and scanner watch in a dark financial scene.
Bitcoin·TradFi

Morgan Stanley's MSBT ETF Buys $83.6M in Bitcoin

Morgan Stanley's MSBT ETF bought $83.6M in Bitcoin this week, Arkham said earlier today, with $64.4M currently visible in identified on-chain wallets.

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RORowan K. DelgadoApr 15 09:32
Three suited financial beasts at a trading desk with ledger, vault, and token objects in a dark grayscale institutional crypto scene.
TradFi·Tokenization

Morgan Stanley Eyes Tokenization Beyond Bitcoin

Morgan Stanley is weighing tokenized products and crypto tax tools beyond Bitcoin, signaling a wider digital asset push into market infrastructure.

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MAMara VillaseñorApr 12 21:01
Brian Armstrong in a dark suit opens a secure vault inside a moody institutional trading hall with bitcoin and finance symbolism.
Bitcoin·TradFi

Coinbase Lands Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust Role

Coinbase was named custodian for the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust earlier today, signaling deeper institutional crypto adoption despite short-term BTC swings.

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HAHarriet KingswellApr 9 08:01
A metallic bull charges through a dark Wall Street scene with ETF binders, a briefcase, and a bitcoin medallion in stark grayscale.
Bitcoin·TradFi

Morgan Stanley MSBT Debuts With Lowest Bitcoin ETF Fee

Morgan Stanley's MSBT starts trading April 8 with a 0.14% fee, the lowest in US spot Bitcoin ETFs, intensifying the fee war and widening access.

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HAHarriet KingswellApr 7 20:03
Eric Balchunas caricature studies a tense institutional Bitcoin ETF showdown between a bank vault and asset-management giant in a dark grayscale scene.
Bitcoin·TradFi

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Undercuts IBIT Fees

Morgan Stanley's proposed MSBT Bitcoin ETF would charge a 0.14% fee, undercutting BlackRock's IBIT and raising pressure in the U.S. ETF race.

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DEDerek HollowayMar 28 22:35
A battered metallic bull faces strained mining machines and a suited banker in a dark grayscale financial scene with institutional Bitcoin tension.
Bitcoin·ETFs & ETPs

Crypto News Summary March 27

Bitcoin hovered below $70K as miner margins tightened, gold cooled and Morgan Stanley's spot Bitcoin ETF moved closer to launch.

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DEDerek HollowayMar 28 00:01
A bank-as-jet caricature readies a Bitcoin cargo for takeoff beside a stock-exchange tower, in a dark grayscale financial runway scene.
Bitcoin·TradFi

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Nears NYSE Launch

NYSE listing notice puts Morgan Stanley's spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) near launch, boosting hopes its wealth platform will broaden BTC access, with BTC at 56%.

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RARavi DeshmukhMar 27 00:04
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Bitcoin·TradFi

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Faces 'Monster' Demand

Strategy CEO Phong Le says Morgan Stanley's coming spot Bitcoin ETF MSBT could tap $8T wealth arm, driving up to $160B inflows and rivaling IBIT via advisors.

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CACallum HargreavesMar 21 20:11
Two interlocking dark steel vault halves surround a glowing orange coin-like core, with cold blue circuitry on a black background.
Bitcoin·TradFi

Morgan Stanley selects Coinbase and BNY Mellon as custodians for proposed Bitcoin ETF

Morgan Stanley's proposed spot Bitcoin ETF taps Coinbase and BNY Mellon for custody, using cold storage and institutional controls in a new SEC filing.

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MAMara VillaseñorMar 4 16:51
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Bitcoin·TradFi

Morgan Stanley Expands Bitcoin Services: Trading, Yield Products, and Custody Plans

Morgan Stanley broadens Bitcoin services with trading access, yield products and custody plans, reflecting client demand for full-service institutional crypto.

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TETessa LarkinFeb 26 14:12