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- Charles Schwab plans to launch the Crypto Spot Direct trading in the 12 months.
- The company has observed a 400% increase in traffic to its crypto web content.
Charles Schwab, a high -level American brokerage company with more than 10 billions of dollars under management, plans to deploy cryptography trading in the next 12 months, said CEO Rick Wurster during the company’s spring 2025 commercial update this week.
Wurster has added that Schwab is on the right track to offer an exchange of punctual crypto and expects to introduce it once the American regulatory environment becomes favorable.
“Our expectation is that with the evolution of the regulatory environment, we hope and likely to launch the crypto direct points and that our goal is to do so in the next 12 months and we are on an excellent path to be able to do so,” said Wurster when he asked him questions about Schwab update on their plans for the digital asset market.
Wurster reaffirmed Schwab’s plans, which he first shared in an interview with Bloomberg Radio last November. At the time, the newly appointed CEO also noted the company’s desire to enter the market in anticipation of regulatory changes under Trump’s second term.
Schwab is currently offering FNB and future cryptocurrency crypto crypto. The addition of crypto spot to its product range could improve its competitive position against other brokers such as Robinhood and Webull.
Schwab entry into cash trading should also increase accessibility, liquidity and legitimacy for cryptographic investors on its platform.
The main financial services company already notes a strong commitment with existing cryptography investment products.
“We note a solid commitment to the existing crypto ETFs which can be purchased on the market, the closed end funds that we make available on our platform, and Bitcoin Futures, which are also available on our platform,” said Wurster yesterday.
The company has observed increased interest in new potential customers, its web content focused on cryptocurrency attracting 400% additional traffic recently. Wurster noted that 70% of these visitors were prospects rather than existing customers.
“While industry people think of crypto, they would love to work with a mark of trust and a company that can bring them a lot of capacity and we are this business,” said Wurster.
Earlier this year, Charles Schwab signed a partnership with Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) to launch a brand of financial services and fintech called truth.fi.
The new division aims to offer a range of investment products, including ETF, separately managed accounts (SMAS), Bitcoin and other titles related to crypto or crypto. Schwab will provide custody of assets and advise investments and the strategy of truth.
The partnership includes an approved investment of up to $ 250 million to be kept by Schwab, focusing on American growth, manufacturing, energy companies and investments that support “the patriotic economy”.
Expansion in financial services is positioned as a natural extension of the Trump Media ecosystem, which began with the Truth social platform, and aims to provide American Patriots with traditional financial institutions.
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