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24 Finance Giants Push Deeper Into Crypto Across Regulated Markets
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Major financial institutions are expanding crypto services across regulated finance, with Bitwise data showing 24 firms active in trading, custody, funds, payments, tokenization, or exchange-traded products.
Key facts
- Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Wells Fargo are also listed in the ETP category
- Cboe, Charles Schwab, CME Group, DBS, Deutsche Börse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Interactive Brokers, and the London Stock Exchange support trading venues, listed products, custody, or market infrastructure
- Asset management firm Bitwise shared data on social media platform X on May 8 showing 24 major financial institutions active in crypto
- Citi Token Services, JPMorgan’s Kinexys, HSBC Orion, UBS uMINT, and Société Générale FORGE show how banks are testing blockchain-based settlement and asset issuance
Summary
Major financial firms are widening crypto activity across custody, payments, funds, and tokenization. Regulated ETP access has become the broadest entry point for institutional crypto exposure. Tokenized funds and blockchain settlement tools could expand deeper into traditional finance. Wall Street’s crypto footprint is expanding across the financial system.