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Morgan Stanley could become the first among its peers to allow bitcoin ETF solicitation.The Wall Street giant opened up bitcoin ETF purchases after they had been approved earlier this year. However, this was done only on an unsolicited basis. The bank is now looking to let its brokers pitch bitcoin ETFs directly to its customers, the report added.
The move is a testament to the demand for the spot ETFs and could bring additional inflows into the funds. The ETFs allow the customers to reap the benefits of investing in the oldest cryptocurrency without direct exposure. “We’re going to make sure that we’re very careful about it...we are going to make sure everybody has access to it. We just want to do it in a controlled way,” AdvisorHub reported, citing a Morgan Stabley executive.
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 spot bitcoin ETFs in January. The firms that got the approval include investment behemoths BlackRock , Fidelity, Invesco and others. The approval brought massive inflows into the funds and, subsequently, bitcoin. However, the inflows have been dwindling for some time, withMorgan Stanley allowing its brokers to recommend bitcoin ETFs could bring back momentum into the funds.in a variety of blockchain and digital asset businesses and significant holdings of digital assets, including bitcoin. CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence.
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