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Morgan Stanley’s Galaxy agreement points to Bitcoin’s next institutional test: lending collateral
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Morgan Stanley announced on June 5 that eligible wealth management clients can now lend Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana to Galaxy Digital and receive shares of spot crypto exchange-traded products in return.
Key facts
- Citi's June 2026 tokenization report puts global tokenized assets at roughly $17 billion today, with a 2030 bull-case forecast of $8.2 trillion
- For Morgan Stanley-referred clients, Galaxy has lowered the minimum transaction size from $25 million to $5 million
- The $4.4 billion in spot ETF outflows that pushed Bitcoin below $60,000 this week show how quickly regulated wrappers can transmit institutional selling
- Galaxy Research estimated that crypto-collateralized lending reached $73.59 billion in the third quarter of 2025, split among DeFi lending (55.7%), CeFi (33.1%), and crypto-collateralized stablecoins
Summary
01 Morgan Stanley now lets eligible wealth clients lend Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana to Galaxy for spot crypto ETP shares. 02 The setup moves client crypto into bankable portfolios, making it marginable, reportable, and easier to finance. 03 But the model depends on in-kind ETP plumbing, leaving direct Bitcoin collateral and leverage risk unresolved. Galaxy will coordinate an in-kind creation with an authorized participant, then deliver ETP shares directly into the client's chosen account.