Morgan Stanley tells wealth advisors they can pitch bitcoin ETFs in a first for a big bank

From cnbc.com

Morgan Stanley on Friday told its army of financial advisors that it will soon allow them to offer bitcoin ETFs to some clients, a first among major Wall Street banks, CNBC has learned. The firm’s 15,000 or so financial advisors can solicit eligible clients to purchase shares of two exchange-traded bitcoin funds starting Wednesday, according to people with knowledge of the policy. Those funds are BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, the people said. The move from Morgan Stanley, one of the world’s largest wealth management firms, is the latest sign of the adoption of ... (full story)