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Story: Interactive Brokers, Schwab Eye Spot Crypto as 15 Multi-Asset Brokers Make…

By Sydney TheCMO

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Who Made the List. Thirty-two firms entered the pool. Fifteen advanced to the longlist.

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The Mid-Tier Players. Webull, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, keeps crypto separate from its core brokerage.

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What Matters Here. The big story isn't that crypto trading exists. It's that traditional brokers are treating it like…

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BeInCrypto just dropped its 2026 Institutional 100 longlist. Fifteen brokers made the cut.

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These aren't crypto-native shops. They're established multi-asset platforms—some listed on Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange, others Swiss banks with crypto licenses bolted…

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Thirty-two firms entered the pool. Fifteen advanced to the longlist. Five more sit in what BeInCrypto calls the outreach pool, which probably means they didn't submit enough data…

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Interactive Brokers runs 2.5 million accounts. The firm expanded crypto access globally and added crypto transfers in March 2026.

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Saxo Bank went the ETP route. They offer crypto exchange-traded products and FX pairs. Charles Schwab plans to launch spot BTC and ETH trading in Q2 2026—so basically any day now.

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flatexDEGIRO operates across 16 European countries. The firm launched spot crypto offerings in December 2024 and reported a fivefold increase in crypto volume.

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Webull, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, keeps crypto separate from its core brokerage. The company runs the Webull Pay app, which uses Bakkt on the back end.

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Capital.com, operating out of Limassol, Cyprus, secured a MiCA CASP license in January 2026. That's the new EU framework for crypto service providers.

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More context: SEC Opens Door for XRP in Multi-Asset Crypto Trusts With 85/15 Rule

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Plus500, with roots in Haifa, Israel, maintains broad crypto exposure through regulated CFD entities. The firm extends its reach into CFTC-regulated US markets, which isn't easy.

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The big story isn't that crypto trading exists. It's that traditional brokers are treating it like any other asset class. Interactive Brokers didn't just add crypto trading.

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flatexDEGIRO's €500 million in Q1 2026 crypto volume came from a standing start in late 2024.

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