Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Buys Over 28,000 Shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

The banking giant has been increasingly active in the cryptocurrency space to meet increased demand from its clients.

News  ·  29 June 2021

Securitize Raises $48M in Funding Round Led by Morgan Stanley, Blockchain Capital

Securitize appointed Pedro Teixeira, the co-head of Morgan Stanley Tactical Value, to its board of directors.

News  ·  21 June 2021
Europe

Morgan Stanley Says Digital Euro Could Deplete Bank Deposits by 8%: Report

Smaller countries such as Greece, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia would be hit the hardest.

News  ·  16 June 2021
Bitcoin

SEC Again Warns Investors Against Bitcoin Futures Funds

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent out a second note to investors urging to reevaluate bitcoin futures-focused funds.

News  ·  10 June 2021
Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Fund Draws $29.4M in 2 Weeks, Filings Show

Morgan Stanley’s new bitcoin product is already one of the largest funds of its kind by investor count.

Business  ·  22 April 2021
Earnings Call

Morgan Stanley Confirms Wealth Management Clients Have Access to 2 Crypto Funds

In the bank’s first quarter earnings call Friday, CFO Jonathan Pruzan said Morgan Stanley would offer more crypto services if clients showed more interest.

Business  ·  16 April 2021
Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Approves Bitcoin Exposure for Handful of Mutual Funds

The megabank is positioning itself to take an active role across the bitcoin markets.

Business  ·  1 April 2021
Coinbase

Coinbase Taps Morgan Stanley Lawyer to Head Enterprise Compliance

Ian Rooney clocked almost 10 years at Morgan Stanley.

News  ·  1 April 2021
Markets

Morgan Stanley Sees Cryptocurrencies on Path to Investable Asset Class

The Wall Street firm sees signs of maturation especially given its resiliency since the height of the pandemic.

Markets  ·  17 March 2021
Investment

Morgan Stanley to Offer Clients Exposure to Bitcoin Funds: Report

Two of the funds are from Galaxy Digital and the other is joint effort by FS Investments and NYDIG, according to CNBC.

Business  ·  17 March 2021
Investments

Soros, Morgan Stanley Join $200M Investment in Bitcoin Firm NYDIG

NYDIG, the firm that facilitated MassMutual’s $100 million bitcoin buy last year, has raised $200 million from a cadre of big-name investors. The round included Stone Ridge Holdings Group, Morgan Stanley, New York Life, MassMutual, Soros Fund Management and FS Investments, NYDIG announced Monday. Past investors Bessemer Venture Partners and FinTech Collective also participated. “The […]

Business  ·  8 March 2021
Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Unit Considers Bitcoin Investment: Bloomberg

Morgan Stanley already has a nearly 11% stake in the bitcoin-laden business intelligence company MicroStrategy.

Markets  ·  13 February 2021
MicroStrategy

Morgan Stanley Boosts Stake in Bitcoin-Laden MicroStrategy to 10.9%

Morgan Stanley now owns 792,627 shares in the company best known for using its treasury funds to load up on bitcoin.

Markets  ·  8 January 2021
Inflation

Bitcoin ‘Making Progress’ on Bid to Oust Dollar, Morgan Stanley Chief Global Strategist Says

Bitcoin's success should force governments to grapple with falling public trust in fiat currencies.

News  ·  9 December 2020
CoinFlash

PayPal’s Move Is Good for Crypto Adoption but Not So Much for Profits: Morgan Stanley

There may be more upside for crypto than for PayPal's earnings, researchers wrote.

Markets  ·  22 October 2020