{"id":70622,"date":"2026-04-03T23:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/charles-schwab-announces-crypto-accounts-are-coming-soon-crypto-news-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:42:46","slug":"charles-schwab-announces-crypto-accounts-are-coming-soon-crypto-news-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/charles-schwab-announces-crypto-accounts-are-coming-soon-crypto-news-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Schwab Announces Crypto Accounts Are &#8216;Coming Soon&#8217; \u2013 Crypto News Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_673303a6301f6cc2\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\">Charles Schwab is launching direct <span>Bitcoin<\/span> and Ether trading for its 46 million clients.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\">With $12 trillion managed, Schwab\u2019s entry proves direct <span>crypto<\/span> demand rivals ETFs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\">CEO Rick Wurster indicated that demand for direct <span>crypto<\/span> holdings is present among customers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>Charles Schwab To Allow Direct <span>Cryptocurrency<\/span> Trading With <span>Crypto<\/span> Accounts<\/h2>\n<p>While the <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> markets are not enjoying their most booming phase, institutions are still interested in adding <span>crypto<\/span> to their investment offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Schwab, a brokerage institution managing over $12 trillion for more than 46 million customers, has announced that it will include <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> trading services directly from its platform. On its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwab.com\/cryptocurrency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">webpage<\/a>, it disclosed that \u201cSchwab <span>Crypto<\/span>,\u201d in the form of <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> trading accounts offered by Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB, would be \u201ccoming soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While details are scant at the moment, the page did specify that <span>Bitcoin<\/span> and Ether would be the specific <span>crypto<\/span> assets offered at launch, and that the service will be available in neither New York nor in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The move was anticipated by the institution\u2019s CEO, Rick Wurster, last month, when he highlighted that while the <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> fever had subsided, a significant number of its customers were still seeking to directly hold <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrencies<\/a>, even when having other proxy investment options like exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at their disposal.<\/p>\n<p>He declared:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cClients are still interested in it. We think it\u2019ll round out our offering. And I think how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-blockchain\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blockchain<\/a> and tokenization play out is still to be determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Charles Swab has proven to be a pro- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> company, being involved in plans to launch a Trump Media ETF offering in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crypto<\/a>.com, offering custody to up to $250 million.<\/p>\n<p>The institution recently acquired Forge, a private markets exchange, with the intention of broadening access to pre-IPO company shares.<\/p>\n<p>In the same way, the institution has not ruled out executing crypto-related acquisitions to expand its digital asset footprint, with Wurster stressing that it would consider it \u201cif the right opportunity presented itself at the right price\u201d in December.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/charles-schwab-announces-crypto-accounts-are-coming-soon\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Charles Schwab is launching direct Bitcoin and Ether trading for its 46 million clients. With $12 trillion managed, Schwab\u2019s entry proves direct crypto demand rivals ETFs. CEO Rick Wurster indicated that demand for direct crypto holdings is present among customers. 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