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By Sakamoto Nashi
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Staking Rewards Flow Back to Investors. Here's the part that actually matters for returns: Morgan Stanley will stake part of the trusts'…
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Bitcoin Trust Already Pulled $400 Million. Morgan Stanley didn't just wake up and decide to do crypto.
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E*Trade Spot Trading Adds Another Layer. Morgan Stanley's E*Trade platform separately enabled spot trading for bitcoin, ether, and solana…
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Morgan Stanley moved fast. The bank put two new crypto exchange-traded products on the NYSE Arca on July 28, covering ether and solana — and priced them at the bottom of the…
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The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust trades under the ticker MSSE. The Morgan Stanley Solana Trust goes by MSOL. Both carry an annual expense ratio of 0.
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Both trusts will stake a portion of their holdings.
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Here's the part that actually matters for returns: Morgan Stanley will stake part of the trusts' assets on the Ethereum and Solana networks, earning rewards from those blockchains.
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But it's not risk-free. Staking comes with complications — assets can be temporarily unavailable during network processes, and validator errors can trigger penalties, sometimes…
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Amy Oldenburg, head of digital asset strategy at Morgan Stanley, said digital assets are playing a growing role in diversified investment portfolios.
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See also: Morgan Stanley Adds Ethereum and Solana Trusts at 0.14% — Lowest Fee in Market
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Morgan Stanley didn't just wake up and decide to do crypto. The bank launched its Bitcoin Trust earlier in 2026, and by July 27 it had already pulled in over $400 million in net…
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And the distribution angle here is massive. Morgan Stanley runs a network of roughly 16,000 financial advisers. That's a reach most crypto-native issuers can't touch.
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Analysts watching the space have already flagged the adviser network as the key distribution edge here. It's not just about the fee or the staking yield.
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Related: Clear Creeks $15.1M Crypto ETF Bet Spans Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana
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The broader picture is a bank that spent years being cautious about crypto and is now moving aggressively into it.
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