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$11.77 Trillion Brokerage Giant Charles Schwab Publishes Spot Bitcoin Trading Platform
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Charles Schwab is bringing Bitcoin trading to Main Street: the $11.77 trillion brokerage giant has launched spot BTC trading for U.S. retail clients, deepening Wall Street’s accelerating embrace of digital assets.
Key facts
- BlackRock’s IBIT alone held roughly $54 billion in assets under management by early 2026, with institutions disclosing holdings of more than 513,000 BTC through exchange-traded funds, a figure
- Charles Schwab is bringing Bitcoin trading to Main Street: the $11.77 trillion brokerage giant has launched spot BTC trading for U.S. retail clients, deepening Wall Street’s accelerating embrace
- Franklin Templeton’s director of digital asset research said in late April that institutional demand, underpinned by clearer regulation, was the primary reason the firm expects Bitcoin to reclaim
- U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF products pulled in approximately $2.44 billion in net inflows during April 2026 alone, the strongest monthly total of the year, with nine consecutive trading days of net
Summary
Charles Schwab has begun rolling out spot bitcoin trading to retail clients in the United States, marking a major expansion of crypto access through one of the country’s largest brokerage firms. The company announced Tuesday that an initial group of eligible customers can now trade bitcoin through its new platform, Schwab Crypto. Charles Schwab said the rollout follows plans first outlined last year and confirmed in April. The new platform allows customers to buy and sell spot bitcoin while maintaining a separate crypto account connected to their Schwab brokerage profile.