Trending Now - Morgan Stanley Launches Bitcoin ETF, Sees $30M First-day Inflows
WHO:
NewsBTC - Morgan Stanley Investment Management launched its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Cointelegraph - Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF is ranked second behind BlackRock's IBIT.
WHAT:
NewsBTC - Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF, MSBT, is priced at a 0.14% sponsor fee, slightly below Grayscale Investments' fee of around 0.15%.
Cointelegraph - Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF ranked second in first-day inflows, trailing BlackRock's IBIT.
NewsBTC - The ETF, trading under the ticker MSBT, tracks Bitcoin's daily price using the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark 4 PM NY Settlement Rate.
Cointelegraph - Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF drew $30.6 million in first-day inflows.
NewsBTC - Morgan Stanley priced MSBT at a 0.14% sponsor fee, making it the lowest-cost Bitcoin ETP currently available among comparable offerings.
NewsBTC - The fund is backed by a network of approximately 16,000 financial advisors.
WHERE:
NewsBTC - The Bitcoin ETF was launched on NYSE Arca.
WHEN:
NewsBTC - The Bitcoin ETF was launched on April 8th, 2026.
NewsBTC - The ETF platform launched by Morgan Stanley in 2023 now manages over $12 billion across 19 products.
WHY:
NewsBTC - The launch of Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF marks the first time a bank-linked asset manager has introduced a cryptocurrency product of this kind to the market.
NewsBTC - Morgan Stanley's entry into the Bitcoin ETF market fills a gap as it is the first time a bank-linked asset manager has brought a cryptocurrency product of this kind to market.
HOW:
NewsBTC - BNY and Coinbase were selected to handle custody of the fund's digital assets, with BNY also serving as the administrator and transfer agent, covering accounting, record-keeping, and cash management.
NewsBTC - BNY and Coinbase were selected to handle custody of the fund's digital assets, with BNY also serving as the administrator and transfer agent.
(UPDATED April 9, 2026 23:12 UTC)
Morgan Stanley has launched its Bitcoin ETF, MSBT, which features a sponsor fee of 0.14%, slightly lower than Grayscale Investments' fee of around 0.15%. On its first day, the ETF ranked second in inflows, coming in behind BlackRock's IBIT, marking a significant moment as it's the first time a bank-linked asset manager has introduced a cryptocurrency product of this kind. BNY and Coinbase have been chosen to manage the custody of the fund's digital assets, with BNY also taking on the roles of administrator and transfer agent, handling accounting, record-keeping, and cash management.
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(UPDATED April 9, 2026 21:14 UTC)
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, trading under the ticker MSBT, which tracks Bitcoin's daily price and drew $30.6 million in first-day inflows. This ETF, launched on Wednesday, is now the lowest-cost Bitcoin ETP available, with a sponsor fee of just 0.14%, and is backed by around 16,000 financial advisors. The fund is managed on NYSE Arca, with BNY and Coinbase handling custody of the digital assets, marking a significant entry for a bank-linked asset manager into the cryptocurrency market.