“Banks are getting involved in cryptocurrency ETFs. Major US investment bank Morgan Stanley, which already expanded access to cryptocurrency ETFs for its high-net-worth clients last October, has now filed its own exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL). Thanks to the expedited approval process for cryptocurrency ETFs by the Securities and Exchange Commission ( […]”, — write: businessua.com.ua
Banks are getting involved in cryptocurrency ETFs. A large American investment bank Morgan Stanley which already expanded access to cryptocurrency ETFs for its high-net-worth clients in October last year, now filed own applications for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL). Thanks to the expedited approval process for cryptocurrency ETFs by the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ), these two significant new cryptocurrency funds may soon join the existing pool.
Key points of this article:
- Morgan Stanley has filed for Bitcoin and Solana-based cash ETFs.
- These new funds mark a real race in the institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies.
In a press release published on January 6, 2026, the multinational banking company Morgan Stanley announced that it has filed S-1 filings ( form S-1 ) to the regulators Securities and exchange commissions for bitcoin and exchange funds Solana Cash ( ETFs ).
According to the documents filed, these exchange-traded funds of a large investment bank will be called (without much originality) ” Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust ” and ” Morgan Stanley Solana Trust “.
Rapid institutional implementation Thus, the Morgan Stanley group joins other giants and traditional financial institutions who have (or expect to have) ETFs on Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH), Ripple’s Solana or XRP, and even other more exotic cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin (DOGE).
In this case, more precisely, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) will deal with these two future stock products which, being spot require BTC and SOL as underlying assets to issue shares.
It should also be noted that the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust will offer integrated staking of their SOL which will generate profit for its investors through a staking reward from the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus.
Cryptocurrency ETF races only are starting and the real ones enter the arena heavyweights, such as Morgan Stanley. Only its investment arm MSIN manages assets on the amount of 1.8 trillion dollars, which are under management or supervision. Last month (December 2025), the asset management giant BlackRock has applied to create an ETF on Ethereum with integrated staking to supplement your existing Bitcoin funds ( IBIT ) and Ethereum ( ETHA ).
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