Charles Schwab has officially launched spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for clients, priced at 75 basis points per trade. Paxos serves as custodian, and the service is available across the US except New York and Louisiana, initially limited to select employees and early-access users.
Bitget launches licensed RWA protocol Reality, issuing tokenized stocks (rTokens) pegged 1:1 to US equities, with dividends paid in USDT and deep integration into its exchange ecosystem.
Bitget unveiled Reality, a regulated platform issuing 1:1 backed tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs as rTokens, with stablecoin dividends and DeFi compatibility; also introduced a SpaceX pre-IPO perpetual contract.
Morgan Stanley said on July 16 that its discount brokerage E*TRADE has launched spot trading for Bitcoin, Ether and Solana, giving eligible clients a way to buy, sell and hold the three tokens directly on the platform. According to the firm’s announcement, custody and trading infrastructure for the service are provided by Zero Hash, and each transaction carries a 50-basis-point fee, or 0.5%. The setup keeps customer crypto positions outside Morgan Stanley’s direct balance sheet. BTC, ETH and SOL holdings are placed in separately established non-securities accounts at Zero Hash under each client’s name. Morgan Stanley said those assets are not covered by FDIC deposit insurance or SIPC protection. The brokerage also said crypto holdings can appear alongside traditional portfolio positions in the E*TRADE interface, while cross-platform transfer features are planned for later this year. Morgan Stanley added that it intends to shift digital asset services over time to its planned national trust bank, Morgan Stanley Digital Trust, National Association. The company also cited a Pulse Survey of 940 U.S. self-directed investors, conducted by Dynata from April 1 to April 20, 2026, showing that 32% ranked a trusted established company as the most important factor when choosing a crypto trading platform.
Reality, a licensed real-world asset (RWA) protocol under Bitget, has released its latest proof-of-reserves report, stating that its reserve ratio stands at 100% and that each tokenized stock rToken is backed on a 1:1 basis by the underlying U.S. equity. The reserve data is updated daily and independently verified by U.S. audit firm The Network Firm, according to the report. Custodied assets are held with Alpaca Securities LLC, a U.S. securities broker registered with FINRA and protected by SIPC, under New York state law. The setup is described as a three-party structure separating issuance, verification and custody. Reality’s U.S. stock tokens have already been integrated into the Bitget ecosystem and can be used in key functions including unified account margin and staking-based lending. Earlier data showed that Bitget’s stock token rToken surpassed $100 million in assets under management one month after launch.
Robinhood upgrades crypto services: US fee tiers expanded to 7 (lowest 0.03%), European perpetual contracts for XRP, SOL, DOGE, SUI with up to 7x leverage, ETH/SOL staking for New York users, and cost basis tool in December. Crypto revenue surged 300% YoY to $268M.
Coinbase announced on Sept 18, 2025 that users can now lend USDC directly on its platform with yields up to 10.8%, powered by Morpho protocol and Steakhouse Financial. The service rolls out in the US (ex-NY), Bermuda, and more countries, leveraging Base L2 network.
Juno said Evolve Bank & Trust has frozen all card payments and that it is working with Synapse and banking partners to restore ACH, wire, and card services as quickly as possible.
