Morgan Stanley tells wealth advisors they can pitch bitcoin ETFs in a first for a big bank

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Morgan Stanley on Friday told its army of financial advisors that it will soon allow them to offer bitcoin ETFs to some clients, a first among major Wall Street banks, CNBC has learned.
The firm’s 15,000 or so financial advisors can solicit eligible clients to purchase shares of two exchange-traded bitcoin funds starting Aug. 7, according to people with knowledge of the policy.
Those funds are BlackRock’s IShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, the people said.

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