One of America’s largest brokerages is officially preparing to open the floodgates to direct Bitcoin and crypto access.
Key Highlights:
• Charles Schwab plans to launch spot crypto trading within the next year, targeting its 36 million clients.
• The move aligns with a broader wave of institutional crypto adoption amid a shifting U.S. regulatory climate.
Yello ParadiseSquad, we’ve got another major TradFi titan stepping into crypto, and this time it’s Charles Schwab.
At the firm’s 2025 Spring Business Update, CEO Rick Wurster confirmed that Schwab will launch spot cryptocurrency trading within 12 months, a move expected to significantly expand mainstream access to Bitcoin and beyond.
Wurster cited growing regulatory clarity as the catalyst, stating:
“Our goal is to do that in the next 12 months and we’re on a great path to be able to do that.”
Currently, Schwab offers indirect exposure through ETFs and futures. But spot trading changes the game, giving 36 million brokerage clients direct access to buy and sell crypto like they trade stocks—without jumping to a third-party app like Coinbase or Robinhood.
Institutional Adoption Just Got a Power Boost
This move isn’t just a product expansion—it’s a market signal. Schwab’s entry validates what we’ve been saying for months: Wall Street isn’t avoiding crypto anymore—it’s onboarding.
With Bitcoin trading at $96,520, up 15% over the past 30 days, and institutional holdings increasing 16.1% in Q1 2025, Schwab’s announcement could accelerate capital inflow at a critical point in the cycle.
MCP Analysts are already drawing parallels to Goldman Sachs’ crypto desk launch in 2018, but this feels bigger. Schwab is retail-facing, and their users are ready. Expect this to put serious pressure on competitors and legacy exchanges alike.
The Bigger Picture: Schwab Joins the 2025 Crypto Arms Race
Morgan Stanley is rolling out spot crypto for E-Trade. BlackRock is tokenizing $150B in treasury assets. And now Schwab is building direct spot rails. What we’re witnessing is a full-scale institutional pivot into crypto infrastructure, and it’s happening faster than most expected.
The timing couldn’t be better:
- The SEC has relaxed restrictive accounting rules.
- Fed and FDIC guidance now favors bank-crypto collaboration.
- Retail appetite is returning as prices climb and credibility returns.
We Called It—Did You Catch It?
If you following up in our MCP YouTube stream, you know we already flagged moves like this as a dark horse to watch in the spot race. ParadiseFamilyVIP members were prepped, and now that the headlines are rolling in, we’re focused on what’s next, like how this could affect BTC dominance, volume flows, and which altcoins institutions will explore next.
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