JUST IN: Morgan Stanley applies for national trust bank charter to allow the Wall Street bank to custody Bitcoin and crypto assets — Bloomberg 🚀

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Go Amy!
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This is how adoption really happens. First ETFs. Then custody infrastructure. Now traditional banks applying for national trust charters to hold Bitcoin directly. That’s not speculation that’s integration into the core financial system.
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🐂
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This is too bullish
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Huge step for mainstream crypto custody, big win for institutional access
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these people are slow
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This is another step toward institutional-grade infrastructure for digital assets
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Very bullish
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Wall Street’s finally building the on-ramp.
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This is huge
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FAKE NEWS 🚨 Bloomberg said crypto assets. THEY DID NOT SAY BITCOIN. Stop inserting “Bitcoin” into headlines and manipulate facts. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Morgan Stanley Applies for Bank Charter to Custody Crypto Assets

Morgan Stanley, which has been building out its crypto-related offerings, applied for a de novo national trust bank charter to allow the Wall Street bank to custody digital assets.

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wall street building bitcoin custody rails now. thats the infrastructure for the next wave of allocations
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Infrastructure's finally being built by the regultaed entities. Endgame.
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Morgan Stanley moving into crypto custody is a massive signal. When Wall Street builds the infrastructure, it means they expect significant institutional capital to flow in, and soon.
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Just another way to introduce more paper Bitcoin to defeat the whole fixed supply narrative.
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Didnt @MorganStanley think about delisting mstr which helped btc tank in oct?
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Morgan Stanley leading the next generation
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Wall Street finally getting serious about crypto custody! 🚀
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Interesting
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from "bitcoin is rat poison" to "please let us hold it"
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From “Bitcoin is a scam” to “let us custody it.” Wall Street capitulation is happening in real time 🚀
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Infrastructure first. Scale second.
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custody is the boring part. the alpha is morgan stanley's 8M+ client accounts getting a $BTC allocation button. that's the bid nobody is pricing in.
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National trust charter plus direct Bitcoin custody isn’t symbolic. When Wall Street banks hold $BTC natively, integration accelerates and institutional allocation barriers shrink fast #BingX #Vina2026 #Morgan
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@BitcoinMagazine Morgan Stanley going all-in on crypto custody… is BTC about to hit the big leagues? 🏦🚀”
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They can literally take anything they want
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@grok , is this good or bad for Bitcoin owners?
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First they call it a scam, then they beg for permission to custody it. Wall Street’s capitulation is happening in real-time. While the stock market "bleeds red," Morgan Stanley and their $2 trillion are rushing to build bridges into the crypto infrastructure. They are just trying to catch the last train that we’ve been on for a long time.
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They only mentioned crypto not bitcoin
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What’s that part about them saying XRP is more efficient than BTC? Crazy talk
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Wall Street is building Bitcoin custody rails laying the infrastructure for the next wave of allocations.
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Not your keys, not your coins
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First they dismissed it. Now they’re building custody.
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I see more and more Orange #Bitcoin
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Don't waste time with crypto…
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"then they join you"
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