{"id":19475,"date":"2026-04-17T11:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/bez-kategorii\/charles-schwab-launches-spot-trading-in-bitcoin-and-ether-for-retail-clients\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:52:20","slug":"charles-schwab-launches-spot-trading-in-bitcoin-and-ether-for-retail-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/en\/news-en\/charles-schwab-launches-spot-trading-in-bitcoin-and-ether-for-retail-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Schwab launches spot trading in Bitcoin and Ether for retail clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Why is this important<\/h3>\n<p>Charles Schwab\u2019s entry into direct spot cryptocurrency trading expands retail investors\u2019 access to digital assets without intermediaries such as ETFs and derivatives. This strengthens the institutionalization of the market and increases trust in crypto infrastructure among traditional financial players. The emergence of such services among major brokers may accelerate the inflow of new users and capital into the segment.  <\/p>\n<h3>What happened<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Schwab <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/RBCCrypto\/22070\">has begun<\/a> the phased launch of its Schwab Crypto platform, offering access to spot trading in Bitcoin and Ether.<\/li>\n<li>Previously, the company\u2019s clients could invest in cryptocurrencies only indirectly through ETFs and futures.<\/li>\n<li>The new platform provides for separate accounts linked to brokerage accounts, with cryptocurrency entry and withdrawal initially disabled, and the list of available assets can be expanded in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Numbers and facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Schwab manages more than $12 trillion in client assets.<\/li>\n<li>The company has approximately 40 million active brokerage accounts.<\/li>\n<li>At the first stage, the Schwab Crypto platform provides access to trading in two cryptocurrencies \u2014 Bitcoin and Ether.<\/li>\n<li>At launch, deposits and withdrawals of cryptocurrencies are not available, and transactions can only be conducted within the platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Context<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For investors, this means the emergence of a simpler and more familiar channel for accessing cryptocurrencies through a major broker.<\/li>\n<li>The brokerage market is gaining a new competitive benchmark, where crypto services are becoming part of the core offering.<\/li>\n<li>For the industry, this signals a further convergence of traditional finance and the crypto market, along with a gradual expansion of the product lineup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new platform provides direct access to cryptocurrencies instead of investing through ETFs and futures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":19442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69e201f8a8cb3.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"2bf59057","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"Dv78f24rp1hU":19442,"YlB8HH34jIzY":"Charles Schwab launches spot trading in Bitcoin and Ether for retail clients"},"pin_until":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[2474,2148],"class_list":["post-19475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-cryptocurrencies","tag-trade"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Charles Schwab launches spot trading in Bitcoin and Ether for retail clients &#8212; 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