Wall Street banking giant Morgan Stanley has filed for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 6 January 2026. Institutional crypto adoption is clearly taking another turn, as Morgan Stanley Investment Management – which oversees $1.8 trillion in assets under management (AUM) – has submitted Form S-1 applications for two distinct crypto products: the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust and the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust.
And what happens if these filings are approved? To put it simply, these funds would provide investors with direct exposure to crypto prices through a familiar investment vehicle.
This request mirrors the successful format established by 11 spot BTC ETFs approved by the SEC before. Although the Solana offering is clearly a more innovative approach.
Notably, the bank has filed these applications after the initial wave of spot Bitcoin ETFs hit the market – which has matured since its launch in 2024.
BREAKING:
$1.3T MORGAN STANLEY FILES AN S-1 REGISTRATION FOR A BITCOIN TRUST WITH THE SEC. pic.twitter.com/E3Jnf9dFYr
— Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) January 6, 2026
Morgan Stanley also advised clients to allocate 2-4% of their investment portfolios to crypto. With a strong spotlight on Bitcoin as a “scarce asset, akin to digital gold,” Morgan Stanley’s suggestion is a pivot in Wall Street’s stance toward digital assets.
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Just last month, Goldman Sachs announced a $2 billion acquisition of Innovator Capital Management. What does this move mean? It will essentially help the Wall Street giant expand its presence in the crypto ETF market. In a December 2025 announcement, Goldman Sachs said that the acquisition will add $28 billion in AUM to Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s broad range of custom portfolio solutions and active ETF capabilities. The deal will bring 159 ETFs into Goldman Sachs’ AUM.
Citigroup has also announced plans to launch digital asset custody services in 2026.
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