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Banking Industry Likely to Capitalize on Stablecoin Deposit Demand, Says Morgan Stanley

The stablecoin market cap has grown to $137.7 billion from $20 billion a year ago.

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Morgan Stanley CEO Says Crypto Isn’t a Fad, Though Not Seeing Much Client Demand

“For us, honestly it’s just not a huge part of the business,” CEO James Gorman said on the bank’s earnings call.

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Morgan Stanley CEO Says Crypto Isn’t a Fad, Though Not Seeing Much Client Demand

James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley, said cryptocurrency isn’t a fad and is not going away. Though, he said his bank isn’t seeing much client demand. In April, the firm confirmed ​it is offering wealth management clients exposure to bitcoin through a pair of external crypto funds.

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Morgan Stanley Silvergate Report Sends Crypto-Friendly Bank Up 7%

Morgan Stanley sees potential stablecoin adoption as positive for the bank.

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Morgan Stanley Taps Longtime Foreign-Exchange Expert to Lead Crypto Research Team: Report

Sheena Shah has been an FX strategist at the firm since 2013.

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Markets

Morgan Stanley Buys Over 28,000 Shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

The banking giant has been increasingly active in the cryptocurrency space to meet increased demand from its clients.

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Markets

Securitize Raises $48M in Funding Round Led by Morgan Stanley, Blockchain Capital

Securitize appointed Pedro Teixeira, the co-head of Morgan Stanley Tactical Value, to its board of directors.

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Morgan Stanley Says Digital Euro Could Deplete Bank Deposits by 8%: Report

Smaller countries such as Greece, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia would be hit the hardest.

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SEC Again Warns Investors Against Bitcoin Futures Funds

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent out a second note to investors urging to reevaluate bitcoin futures-focused funds.

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Finance

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Fund Draws $29.4M in 2 Weeks, Filings Show

Morgan Stanley’s new bitcoin product is already one of the largest funds of its kind by investor count.

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