Morgan Stanley Confirms Plans for Bitcoin Custody, Trading, Yield and Lending

Decrypt News Business Morgan Stanley 'Absolutely' Plans to Offer Bitcoin Custody, Trading, Yield and Lending: Exec Morgan Stanley wants to let clients custody and trade Bitcoin—and it's building the tech itself. By Stacy Jones Edited by Andrew Hayward Feb 26, 2026 Feb 26, 2026 3 min read Morgan Stanley. Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock Create an account to save your articles. Add on Google Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In brief Morgan Stanley plans to build proprietary Bitcoin custody and trading services for clients. Yield and lending services are also under exploration as part of the crypto roadmap. The bank recently filed to launch Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana funds. Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley, which oversees nearly $9 trillion worth of assets on behalf of its clients, wants them to be able to custody and trade Bitcoin on its platform, according to Amy Oldenburg, its recently appointed digital assets strategy head.