{"id":74250,"date":"2026-02-28T21:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=74250"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:46:44","slug":"morgan-stanley-files-for-bank-charter-to-offer-crypto-custody-and-staking-services-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=74250","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Stanley Files For Bank Charter To Offer Crypto Custody And Staking Services \u2014 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a significant move, Morgan Stanley has submitted an application for a new national bank charter that will enable it to offer crypto custody and staking services. This report comes days after the recently appointed head of digital asset strategy, Amy Oldenburg, confirmed the financial services giant\u2019s digital asset push<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Morgan Stanley Continues To Bet On Digital Asset Industry With Fresh OCC Filing<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, February 27th, Morgan Stanley filed for a de novo national trust bank charter to allow it custody digital assets. The Wall Street behemoth said in its application that the charter will also be used to conduct crypto trading and staking for its investment clients.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg reported<\/a> that the application, through Morgan Stanley Digital Trust, was filed on February 18th, according to the website of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The firm will offer its digital asset management services throughout the United States, with its main office in Purchase, New York, the filing showed.<\/p>\n

This move reinforces Morgan Stanley\u2019s strategic push for crypto and the broader digital asset industry. Earlier in January, the financial services giant filed for Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs)<\/a>\u00a0in the United States, while also forging a new head of digital-asset strategy role for Oldenburg.<\/p>\n

As reported by Bitcoinist, Oldenburg revealed that Morgan Stanley\u2019s near-term goal is to enable E*Trade clients to buy and sell spot crypto, initially via a partnership before possibly moving to a native custody and exchange solution.<\/p>\n

Oldenburg said about crypto custody:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a totally different environment to know that you are custodying your assets,\u201d Oldenburg continued. \u201cYou have legal custody with Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley is overseeing those assets for you. There\u2019s always those that are going to want to self-custody. That\u2019s a natural part of this space, especially in the Bitcoin space.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Morgan Stanley\u2019s recent moves highlight a growing trend since the start of President Donald Trump\u2019s latest administration, especially among Wall Street firms, as they soften their crypto stance and venture into the digital asset industry. The United States president has been a vocal supporter of the crypto industry, while pushing for regulatory clarity in the space<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crypto Market Capitalization Takes A Tumble<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As of this writing, the global cryptocurrency market capitalization stands at $2.34 trillion, reflecting an over 2% decline in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n

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In a significant move, Morgan Stanley has submitted an application for a new national bank charter that will enable it to offer crypto custody and staking services. This report comes days after the recently appointed head of digital asset strategy, Amy Oldenburg, confirmed the financial services giant\u2019s digital asset push. Morgan Stanley Continues To Bet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-74250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74250\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}