Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley

Policy

Morgan Stanley's infrastructure partner Zerohash rebuffed in pitch to be U.S. trust bank

Zerohash, which handles crypto plumbing for Morgan Stanley's E*Trade, said it's planning on re-filing and hoping for a swift resolution.

U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould

Markets

The traditional 9-to-5 banking day is officially dying, says Morgan Stanley execs

Tokenization and 24/7 markets are reshaping finance, making always-on banking a reality.

Morgan Stanley offices (Sven Piper/Unsplash)

Markets

Morgan Stanley debuts ether, solana exchange-traded products after bitcoin fund success

The asset manager is offering low-cost ETH and SOL exchange-traded products after its bitcoin fund topped $381 million in assets.

Morgan Stanley offices (Sven Piper/Unsplash)

Finance

Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX is exploring sale, IPO

LMAX is working with Morgan Stanley and investment bank KBW to assess its options, which could lead to a sale or a public offering.

Nasdaq sign on a building (CoinDesk Archives)

Videos

OpenClaw devs targeted in GitHub phishing scam

OpenClaw developers are being targeted on GitHub with fake $5,000 CLAW token giveaways that lead to wallet-draining sites. The campaign adds to a series of crypto-related scams exploiting OpenClaw's name, which prompted founder Peter Steinberger to ban all crypto discussion on the project's Discord. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

CoinDesk

Videos

Trump warns banks: stop holding crypto "hostage"

President Trump has attacked U.S. bankers on Truth Social, accusing them of trying to undermine the GENIUS Act and holding new crypto legislation hostage. With the Clarity Act stalled in Congress, Trump warns that crypto will flee to China if banks don't allow stablecoin yield. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

CoinDesk

Markets

Morgan Stanley taps Coinbase and BNY for custody in proposed Bitcoin ETF

BNY to act as administrator, transfer agent and cash custodian for Morgan Stanley’s proposed Bitcoin Trust.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

Finance

Citi and Morgan Stanley expand bitcoin and crypto custody, trading and tokenization efforts

As Citi plans to integrate Bitcoin into bank-grade custody and reporting frameworks, Morgan Stanley moves to bring crypto trading, lending exploration and tokenized products to mainstream wealth clients.

Citi building. (Photo: Declan Sun-Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Three companies add Strategy's STRC to treasury as shares return to par

Strategy’s preferred equity trades back at $100 as corporate adoption expands at Strategy World 2026.

Executive Chairman of Strategy Michael Saylor

Finance

Morgan Stanley files for ether trust after bitcoin and solana ETF push

The Wall Street giant is widening its crypto push, following bitcoin and solana ETF filings with a potential ether trust.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)