Morgan Stanley is preparing to roll out crypto trading for retail clients on its E*Trade platform, marking a significant leap by a Wall Street bank into Bitcoin and digital assets.

The bank will partner with cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Zerohash to provide liquidity, custody, and settlement, according to a Bloomberg report.

Trading is expected to go live in the first half of 2026, beginning with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.

In other words, Morgan Stanley doesn’t just want to let customers buy Bitcoin. It wants to be the place where traditional and digital assets sit side by side in the same account.

Morgan Stanley announced plans earlier this year to add spot Bitcoin and…

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Yesterday, at the Concordia Summit, an annual event held during the UN General Assembly week, Paystand CEO and co-founder Jeremy Almond made the case for why Bitcoin is important for those living outside the borders of highly developed countries as well as how it helps people meet the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).

At the event, which brings together members of government, businesses, and nonprofits to discuss solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems, Almond appeared on a panel entitled “Frictionless Finance: Unlocking Capital Through Digital Assets,” on which he highlighted the role that Bitcoin circular economies play in the Global South.

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Fold, a Bitcoin-first financial services company, announced today that it is tapping Stripe and Visa to power its forthcoming Fold Bitcoin Credit Card™, a product designed to make Bitcoin accumulation as simple as swiping a card. 

The partnership pairs Stripe’s infrastructure with Visa’s global payments network, combining scale, reliability, and security with a rewards system denominated entirely in Bitcoin.

A ‘Bitcoin-only’ rewards card

The card, which is set to launch later this year, offers up to 3.5% back in Bitcoin on every purchase, with a flat 2% back instantly and an additional 1.5% for users who pay off their balance through a Fold Checking Account.

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Boerse Stuttgart Digital, the crypto division of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange Group, has launched a new office in Madrid, extending its European presence to eight financial hubs, including Frankfurt, Zurich, and Milan. The move follows its milestone achievement earlier this year when it secured the first Europe-wide MiCAR license from Germany’s BaFin regulator.

The company provides regulated crypto trading and custody solutions tailored for banks, brokers, and asset managers. Its modular platform allows institutions to integrate services such as Bitcoin trading into retail offerings, while staying compliant with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCAR) framework. With Spain emerging as a key market, the firm is positioning itself to capture growing demand for digital assets.

Growing adoption of cryptocurrencies in Spain is fueling optimism, with studies suggesting more than half of the population could embrace crypto by 2025. Boerse Stuttgart Digital confirmed it is already in advanced talks with leading Spanish banks to provide clients with secure access to Bitcoin and other digital assets.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Council of Advisors on Digital Assets, announced at Korea Blockchain Week 2025 that the long-anticipated crypto market structure bill is expected to pass before the end of the year. He emphasized that the administration is working closely with Congress to clear hurdles and deliver the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk.

The bill, which merges several proposals including the CLARITY Act and the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, aims to establish clear regulatory boundaries between the SEC and CFTC. With bipartisan momentum building, the framework is designed to provide certainty for digital assets, particularly Bitcoin, and restore the U.S. as a leader in crypto innovation. Witt highlighted that progress builds on the Genius Act, which earlier this year laid out rules for stablecoins.

Declaring the U.S. “open for business,” Witt said the White House is moving “full speed ahead” to bring crypto firms back onshore. Officials stressed direct engagement with industry leaders to ensure real-time insights shape policy decisions.