$BTC and
$ETH Trading Launch Coming Soon at Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster has announced spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading will debut "sometime soon."
Schwab clients already hold over 20% of all crypto exchange-traded products in the industry.
The wealth management giant manages $25 billion in crypto assets within its $10.8 trillion total portfolio.
Clients want to consolidate their crypto holdings from digital native firms back to Schwab's trusted platform.
The bank plans to compete directly against #Coinbase by offering comprehensive spot crypto trading services.
Recent regulatory clarity from the OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve enables banks to offer
#crypto custody without prior approval.
Wurster noted that 98% of client wealth sits at Schwab while they hold small crypto positions at digital native firms.
