On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” on Thursday, Sarat Sethi, DCLA managing partner and portfolio manager, named Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), saying, “I think you got great tailwinds in the wealth management business.”According to recent reports, Morgan Stanley announced plans to launch a digital wallet in the second half of 2026, expanding its push into digital assets and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. JPMorgan analyst Kian Abouhossein maintained a Neutral rating on Morgan Stanley and raised ...

CAYMAN ISLANDS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bullish (NYSE: BLSH), an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services, released its monthly metrics for December 2025 on Friday, January 9, 2026. These metrics include trading volume, average trading spread, and measures of volatility for Bitcoin and Ethereum. For definitions and additional information regarding these metrics, please refer to the monthly metrics packages available on investors. ...

Bitcoin bulls are back, and they're making extreme claims. Key Takeaways Morgan Stanley’s filings to launch Bitcoin and Solana ETFs mark a significant step by a major U.S. bank into crypto markets. Prominent Bitcoin advocates are doubling down on aggressive upside projections. Despite growing optimism, skeptics caution that Bitcoin could face a sharp mean reversion. Bullish forecasts for Bitcoin are gaining momentum as Morgan Stanley pushes deeper into digital assets, filing to launch crypto exch ...

Core Insights - Exodus Movement, Inc. has ended 2025 with a debt-free balance sheet, highlighting its strong capital management during a period of product expansion [1][2] Financial Performance - The company fully repaid its debt to Galaxy Digital related to the acquisition of W3C, entering 2026 without any debt [2] - Monthly Active Users (MAUs) remained stable at 1.5 million as of December 31, 2025, unchanged from the previous month, indicating a loyal customer base [2] - Exchange provider processed volume for December 2025 was $360 million, a decrease from $549 million in November 2025, with 21% of December's volume coming from XO Swap partners compared to 36% in November [3] Digital Asset Holdings - As of December 31, 2025, Exodus held 1,704 BTC, down from 1,902 BTC in November 2025; 1,898 ETH, down from 2,802 ETH; and 12,473 SOL, down from 31,050 SOL [7]

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) will allow more than 15,000 Merrill and Private Bank advisers to proactively recommend four spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs starting Jan. 5, formally opening Bitcoin access across its wealth platform. Big Four Banks Now All Offer Bitcoin Access Bank of America joins JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) in opening institutio ...

Core Insights - Nano Labs Ltd. is transitioning from being a fabless chip designer to increasing its involvement in Web3 and digital assets, indicating a strategic pivot towards the cryptocurrency sector [1]. Group 1: Company Overview - Nano Labs Ltd. is a fabless chip designer that is expanding its focus to include blockchain initiatives [1]. Group 2: Strategic Initiatives - The company is launching the Next Big BNB Program (NBNB) as part of its new blockchain initiatives, which aims to enhance its exposure to the cryptocurrency market [1].

Risk appetite appears to be back. Investors started the week by throwing $865 million at Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds in the US. After weeks of lacklustre flows, $697 million hit the Bitcoin funds while $168 million was pumped into their Ethereum counterparts, according to Farside Investors data. This came after Friday, the first trading day of the year, when investors put over $471 million into the US Bitcoin vehicle and $174.5 million into the US Ethereum vehicle, respectively. That br ...

This story was originally published on CFO.com. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CFO.com newsletter. Since its inception, blockchain technology’s regulatory uncertainty has kept it largely in the domain of IT teams, outside most CFO control frameworks, balance sheets and capital allocation decisions. But that posture is beginning to shift among the world’s largest accounting firms. PwC is expanding its digital asset business as U.S. regulation becomes clearer, a shift U.S. C ...

Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she fully supports the integration of crypto trading services by the country’s stock exchanges, as she touted 2026 as the “digital year,” according to a report by Japanese crypto news site Coinpost. Katayama emphasized that regulated venues will play a central role in expanding crypto adoption at a ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 5 to mark the first stock market trading session of the year. “For the public to enjoy the benefits of digital assets and blockchain-type ...

Global digital asset investment products closed 2025 with inflows totaling $47.2 billion, narrowly missing the $48.7 billion record set the year before. Key Takeaways: Global crypto investment inflows reached $47.2B in 2025, just shy of the previous year’s record. The US remained the largest source of inflows, while Europe rebounded sharply led by Germany and Canada. Investor demand rotated toward Ethereum and select large-cap altcoins as Bitcoin inflows cooled. The final stretch of the year show ...