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Jun 5, 2026

Morgan Stanley partners with Galaxy Digital to enable crypto lending for spot ETF conversions

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management announced a partnership with Galaxy Digital allowing eligible high-net-worth clients to lend Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana as collateral in exchange for shares of spot crypto exchange-traded products.

Jun 5, 2026·3 sources

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▪JPMorgan accepts shares of BlackRock's IBIT bitcoin ETF as collateral and reportedly planned to allow direct pledging of BTC and ETH by year-end 2025
▪Morgan Stanley Wealth Management clients can lend Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana to Galaxy Digital in exchange for shares of spot crypto exchange-traded products
▪Morgan Stanley has applied for a national trust bank charter from the OCC to establish the "Morgan Stanley Digital Trust" for direct custody services

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Bitcoin ETFs1 Crypto custody regulation1 Ethereum1 Institutional crypto adoption1

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