Morgan Stanley urged to speed up Bitcoin ETFs inclusion as demand soars post-record trading day.

DL News reports that Morgan Stanley is facing growing pressure from clients and analysts to move faster in offering access to the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds on its wealth management platform, after the products logged another record trading day and continued to attract large inflows. The bank has so far taken a cautious approach, conducting due diligence and internal risk reviews before allowing its financial advisers to recommend or place client money into the new spot Bitcoin ETFs, despite evident client demand from high-net-worth and institutional investors. This comes as the broader US spot Bitcoin ETF market, led by issuers such as BlackRock, Fidelity, and others, has rapidly accumulated tens of billions of dollars in assets under management on the back of strong trading volumes and inflows since launch. According to the coverage, market commentators argue that Morgan Stanley risks falling behind competitors if it delays integrating spot Bitcoin ETFs into its advisory platform, especially given the bank’s significant wealth management franchise and its earlier reputation as one of the first major US banks to provide limited Bitcoin exposure through products like the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. The push to accelerate approval reflects a broader shift on Wall Street, where large banks and asset managers are under pressure to provide regulated digital asset exposure through ETF structures rather than via offshore exchanges or unregulated vehicles, as clients increasingly seek Bitcoin as a portfolio diversifier within a familiar brokerage and advisory framework.

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