Finance
Bitcoin: Morgan Stanley getting ready to offer clients exposure with new product
- Morgan Stanley is diving deeper into the world of cryptocurrencies and is planning to offer trading of a new product tied bitcoin, according to a Bloomberg News report.
- The new bitcoin swaps at Morgan Stanley would represent the latest move by a Wall Street bank in the crypto space.
- Watch bitcoin trade in real time here.
Morgan Stanley is planning to offer trading of a derivative product tied to bitcoin, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
The New York financial-services firm is reportedly planning to offer bitcoin swaps, which would give investors exposure to the performance of the digital currency without having to buy it, according to the report. The product is ready to go-live, but the firm is waiting for the right amount of demand from institutional clients.
Morgan Stanley, which has been clearing bitcoin futures trades for its clients, is the most recent bulge-bracket bank to dive deeper into the market for digital currencies. The bank has not said it is trading bitcoin itself.
Citigroup, for instance, has created what it’s calling a digital asset receipt, thought to be the most direct way to invest in cryptocurrencies without owning them, according to people with knowledge of the project. It works much like an American depository receipt, which has been around for decades, to give US investors a way to own foreign stocks that don’t otherwise trade on local exchanges. The foreign stock is held by a bank, which then issues the depository receipt.
Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs is exploring a custody product for cryptocurrencies and already actively trades bitcoin futures and other products tied to the digital coin.
As for Morgan Stanley, the bank hired Andrew Peel from Credit Suisse in June as head of digital assets, according to Bloomberg.
Despite Wall Street’s intensifying interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the market for such assets has plummeted this year. Bitcoin is down more thn 50% this year.
Get the latest Bitcoin price here.>>
-
Business7 days ago
London’s first defense tech hackathon brings Ukraine war closer to the city’s startups
-
Entertainment7 days ago
Mark Zuckerberg has found a new sense of style. Why?
-
Business6 days ago
Humanoid robots are learning to fall well
-
Entertainment6 days ago
2024 summer TV preview: 33 TV shows to watch this summer
-
Business5 days ago
Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform
-
Entertainment5 days ago
‘Bridgerton’: Everything you need to remember before Season 3
-
Business3 days ago
Haun Ventures is riding the bitcoin high
-
Entertainment3 days ago
Hands-on with the Claude AI app: It’s pleasant to use, but janky