# Morgan Stanley officially launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust on NYSE Arca under the ticker MSBT.

*business · news · 2026-04-08 · Crypto News*

## Key points

- Morgan Stanley is the first major US bank to issue a spot bitcoin ETF under its own name.
- MSBT charges a 0.14% annual fee, now the lowest among all US spot bitcoin ETFs.
- The ETF holds physical bitcoin, with Coinbase Custody as custodian and BNY Mellon as administrator.
- Morgan Stanley has also filed for Ethereum and Solana trusts and a national digital asset bank charter.
- The bank plans to launch retail crypto trading on E*Trade for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana by mid-2026.

**Companies:** Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, BNY Mellon, Coinbase Custody
**Countries:** United States

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