Morgan Stanley goes crypto 👀

To the surprise of industry onlookers, Morgan Stanley filed with the SEC this week to launch Bitcoin, Solana, and Ethereum ETFs.

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Andrew Hayward
January 07, 2026

📝 What you need to know

Wall Street titan Morgan Stanley filed with the SEC on Tuesday to register Bitcoin and Solana ETFs, and then followed suit Wednesday with a filing for an Ethereum fund, becoming the latest TradFi giant to embrace the booming crypto ETF trend. Industry analysts weren’t expecting the moves.

“Can honestly say that I am very surprised by these. Didn’t see this coming,” wrote Bloomberg ETF Analyst James Seyffart on X.

Part of the shock is due to the fact that Morgan Stanley puts the majority of its ETFs under other brand names—but its crypto ETFs will be among just a handful of funds that actually bear the Morgan Stanley name.

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