Trump Media scrapped its Bitcoin ETF plans amid fierce competition from Morgan Stanley's low-fee fund. Yorkville America pivots to 1940 Act structure for potential future crypto products.
Morgan Stanley filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF with the SEC on March 18, 2026, under ticker MSBT, with $1 million seed capital and Coinbase Custody/BNY Mellon as custodians. It's the first major U.S. bank to launch a direct Bitcoin ETF, signaling deeper institutional adoption.
Bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to nine days but at a drastically reduced pace of $14.45M. Ether ETFs rebounded with $23.38M, while XRP gained and Solana saw outflows.
BlackRock reports Q1 2026 earnings on April 14 with IBIT Bitcoin ETF flows under scrutiny; BTC holds $72,900, Fear index at 16. Pepeto presale hits $9.01M, claiming audited contracts and a Binance listing in sight, with analysts flagging 100x-300x potential.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $186M in net inflows, led by BlackRock's IBIT alone at $291M. Ether ETFs extended to five consecutive days of inflows with $67.85M. XRP and Solana ETFs also posted gains.
Zoomex highlights that traditional liquidity metrics like volume and order book depth are becoming unreliable as AI and algorithmic trading dominate, urging a shift to execution quality as the new benchmark for exchanges.
Morgan Stanley's spot bitcoin ETF MSBT drew over $100 million in its debut week, charging the lowest fee in the category at 0.14%. Goldman Sachs and BlackRock are now filing for income-focused bitcoin products as competition intensifies.
Morgan Stanley's low-fee Bitcoin ETF MSBT drew $30.6M in net inflows on its debut, ranking in the top 1% of all ETF launches. Analysts see IBIT's liquidity advantage intact but predict increased pressure on smaller issuers.
