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Morgan Stanley selects BNY Mellon and Coinbase as custodians for its Bitcoin Trust ETF
The ETF filing indicates a growing institutional adoption of crypto assets
Recent Bitcoin ETF flows have turned positive, with significant inflows recorded
Morgan Stanley's move establishes its presence in the crypto sector and potential for RWA trading.
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Morgan Stanley has selected Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon and crypto exchange Coinbase as custodians for its Bitcoin Trust Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). This was disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.
BNY Mellon and Coinbase will be responsible for holding the fund's Bitcoin (BTC) in cold storage, an offline method for storing private keys. A portion of the BTC will be moved to hot wallets, which are connected to the internet, for creation and redemption processes. The filing specified that BNY Mellon is a chartered New York state bank, while Coinbase custodian is a New York state limited liability trust company. Both custodians offer custody and trade execution services for digital assets.
Morgan Stanley filed applications for spot BTC and SOL (SOL) ETFs in January. These funds are designed as passive investment vehicles that track the prices of their underlying crypto assets. The launch of this ETF signifies growing institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, even amidst a market downturn where BTC has seen a significant decrease from its all-time high. Recent data shows positive inflows into Bitcoin ETFs, with BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF's inflows offsetting outflows from other funds like Fidelity and Grayscale. This week's total inflows reached $683.3 million, following $787.3 million the previous week, marking the first positive week after five consecutive weeks of outflows totaling nearly $4 billion.
According to Jeff Park, an advisor at asset management company BitWise, the new ETF will establish Morgan Stanley's presence in the crypto market. He noted that the fund could benefit the company even if it doesn't achieve the same success as major ETFs like BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust. Morgan Stanley's chairman and CEO, Ted Pick, stated in January that the bank is
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Morgan Stanley filed an amendment to its Form S-1 for the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust. Coinbase and BNY Mellon are named as custody partners for the Bitcoin ETF. The ETF aims to operate like a traditional market ETF with cold storage for Bitcoin holdings. Increased institutional involvement in Bitcoin ETFs is correlated with price movements.
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Morgan Stanley updated its SEC filing for a Bitcoin Trust ETF. BNY Mellon named as administrator and cash custodian. Coinbase Custody to safeguard bitcoin holdings. Trust will hold physical bitcoin and track its value via CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark.
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Beast Industries fired a video editor for insider trading on prediction markets. The editor allegedly used non-public information about MrBeast's video content for trading. Kalshi fined the editor $20,000 for improper wagers. The company has a strict policy against employees using proprietary information for trading.
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