Charles Schwab starts phased rollout of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading

cryptotechfintech 3 posts · 3 accounts

Schwab Crypto is set to roll out to retail clients over the coming weeks with direct spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading, roughly 75 basis point fees, Schwab Premier Bank custody, and Paxos execution.

From the sources (3 posts)

@eleanorterrett

RT @NateGeraci: Schwab announces spot crypto trading will begin rolling out in the coming weeks... Details include: -Direct trading in btc…

@wublockchain

Charles Schwab, the largest brokerage firm in the United States, announced the launch of its spot cryptocurrency trading service, Schwab Crypto, initially supporting direct trading of Bitcoin and Ethereum Charles Schwab announced the launc

@dcinvestor

RT @CharlesSchwab: Schwab Crypto™ is on the way. Schwab Crypto accounts (offered by Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB) will provide direct a…

Market impact

28 small

SCHW COIN BTC

Why it matters: Schwab adding direct spot BTC/ETH trading widens crypto distribution to a huge retail brokerage base (modest positive for SCHW, incremental adoption tailwind for BTC/ETH) while adding a low-fee competitor that pressures Coinbase's retail take-rate.

At publish time: Headline names the largest US brokerage launching direct spot crypto with a specific ~75bp fee and Paxos/Premier Bank custody, a concrete competitive/distribution fact rather than rhetoric.

model confidence: medium

What happened next

1–2 weeks later

mixed moved up

No follow-up on Schwab or Coinbase take-rate; only generic BTC/ETH ETF inflows and BTC hitting highs, weakly supporting the crypto-adoption tailwind, not the SCHW/COIN thesis.

based on follow-up coverage

Follow-up coverage

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