# Morgan Stanley Sets Sights on Crypto with Proprietary Wallet Plans

*Author: Jack Inabinet*
*Published: Jan 8, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/morgan-stanley-sets-sights-on-digital-assets-with-crypto-trading-proprietary-wallet*

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Financial news outlet *Barron's Magazine* is reporting that banking giant Morgan Stanley wants to expand its crypto product suite with enhanced digital asset access and proprietary infrastructure. 

### What's the Scoop?
- **New Launch:** Morgan Stanley’s Head of Wealth Management indicated to *Barron's* that the firm is looking to support BTC, ETH, and SOL trading via its [E*TRADE](https://us.etrade.com/home) platform in the first half of 2026, with additional plans for a proprietary digital wallet solution. 
- **ETF Ambitions:** Two days ago, Morgan Stanley Investment Management filed with the SEC to issue spot BTC and Solana ETFs, marking the first time a globally systemic important bank has filed to launch such instruments.

> BREAKING: MORGAN STANLEY PLANNING TO LAUNCH A DIGITAL WALLET LATER THIS YEAR THAT COULD SUPPORT ALL KINDS OF TOKENIZED ASSETS, INCLUDING PRIVATE COMPANIES’ EQUITY - BARRON'SSOURCE: [https://t.co/uUD7pHN7Xz](https://t.co/uUD7pHN7Xz) [pic.twitter.com/T6Kl4zYCJp](https://t.co/T6Kl4zYCJp)— DEGEN NEWS (@DegenerateNews) [January 8, 2026](https://twitter.com/DegenerateNews/status/2009294239595680116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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