¡El ETF de Bitcoin capta 100 millones de dólares en su primera semana!
Ejecutivo de Morgan Stanley: Las criptomonedas ya se han convertido en el núcleo de la empresa

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) with a 0.14% lowest fee rate in the entire market, achieved over 100 million USD in net inflows in its first week of listing, setting a record for the firm’s ETF debut. Digital assets have been incorporated into its core strategy.

Setting the fastest growth record, MSBT breaks through with a low fee advantage

Morgan Stanley recently officially entered the cryptocurrency market, launching a Bitcoin ETF with the trading code MSBT, which demonstrated remarkable growth momentum in its first week of listing.

According to the latest data from Farside Investors, this new fund, which started trading on April 8, accumulated net inflows of over 100 million USD in just 6 trading days, reaching 103 million USD. By the time of writing, the total net inflow over 7 days was 116 million USD.

This achievement set the record for the most successful debut of a Morgan Stanley ETF and quickly surpassed many earlier competitors. MSBT attracted 19.3 million USD in single-day capital inflow on Wednesday, directly surpassing the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund (WBTC) launched in January 2024. MSBT has experienced strong growth thanks to its highly competitive fee policy.

Image source: Farside Investors Morgan Stanley’s MSBT 7-day total net inflow of 116 million USD

The fund’s current expense ratio is 0.14%, the lowest fee standard among the current U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, one basis point lower than Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust’s 0.15%. This price war strategy is quite common in the asset management industry. Morgan Stanley, leveraging its large brand influence and low costs, successfully attracts price-sensitive investors.

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Digital assets shift to core strategy, Morgan Stanley fully innovates financial infrastructure

Digital assets have evolved into an indispensable part of Morgan Stanley’s daily operations. Amy Oldenburg, head of digital asset strategy, emphasizes that the company is at a critical turning point, with cryptocurrencies officially entering the core. Oldenburg took on her current role in February this year, overseeing the development of digital assets within the institutional wealth management and asset management divisions, indicating that the bank is deeply integrating cryptocurrencies into its core financial service system.

To achieve deep integration, Morgan Stanley is currently committed to comprehensively revamping its financial infrastructure, covering wallet systems, custody solutions, data transmission, and compliance monitoring. The team is thoroughly dissecting existing workflows to understand capital flows, trading mechanisms, and the challenges of integrating blockchain technology. Although the regulatory environment for tokenized assets and stablecoins is not yet fully clear, Morgan Stanley views tokenization technology as an important step in building high-value-added services. The bank’s future technological innovation focus will be on scalability in transactions ranging from 50 million to 100 million USD.

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Wall Street giants accelerate布局, structured investment products become the next battleground

Top financial institutions on Wall Street are accelerating responses to Morgan Stanley’s offensive. Goldman Sachs recently submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, officially entering the crypto investment industry. This new product uses options strategies to generate additional income, with market demand shifting toward structured products that provide stable cash flow. BlackRock is also preparing a similar income-generating ETF, increasing competition among institutions.

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Morgan Stanley’s extensive wealth management network gives it an advantage, managing trillions of dollars in client assets and thousands of financial advisors, serving as a direct channel to bring Bitcoin to traditional investors. Many investors prefer to invest through regulated accounts rather than trading on native crypto platforms, and MSBT provides a convenient entry point for this. Established financial institutions have realized that ignoring Bitcoin ($BTC) is no longer an option, and giants like JPMorgan are expected to follow suit, accelerating Bitcoin’s integration into mainstream finance.

Overview of the global Bitcoin ETF market, institutional capital supports price momentum

The influence of the 13 Bitcoin spot ETFs in the U.S. market continues to expand. As of April 16, the total net assets of these funds reached 97.6 billion USD, about 6.5% of Bitcoin’s total market cap. On April 15, the entire market recorded 186 million USD in net inflows. Although MSBT’s asset size still lags behind BlackRock’s IBIT at 64.3 billion USD, its growth rate threatens established players like Franklin, Valkyrie, and Invesco, which have accumulated inflows between 200 million and 400 million USD.

Competition within the ETF industry is fierce, with average lifespan shrinking from 4.66 years in 2024 to 3.5 years in 2025, and over 40 ETFs liquidated in the first two months of 2026. Currently, major crypto ETFs have not been affected by the liquidation wave. Bitcoin prices fluctuate around 74,600 to 75,000 USD, still distant from the October 2025 high of 126,000 USD, but institutional capital continues to flow in, providing strong fundamental support for Bitcoin prices. As traditional financial infrastructure improves, the integration of Bitcoin and Wall Street has become an established trend.