Bitcoin ETF na primeira semana arrecada 100 milhões de dólares! Executivo do Morgan Stanley: criptomoedas já entraram no núcleo da empresa

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) with a 0.14% fee, the lowest in the 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 leverages low fees to break through strongly

Morgan Stanley recently officially entered the cryptocurrency market, launching its Bitcoin ETF with 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 a record for the most successful debut of a Morgan Stanley ETF and quickly surpassed many early 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’s growth is driven by 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, with its strong 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 its core. Oldenburg took on her current role in February this year, overseeing digital asset development across institutional wealth management and asset management divisions, indicating the firm is deeply integrating cryptocurrencies into its core financial services.

To achieve deep integration, Morgan Stanley is currently committed to overhauling its financial infrastructure, covering wallet systems, custody solutions, data transmission, and compliance monitoring. The team is 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 remains unclear, Morgan Stanley views tokenization technology as an important step toward building high-value services. The firm’s future technological innovations will focus 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 they cannot ignore Bitcoin ($BTC), and giants like JPMorgan are expected to follow suit, accelerating Bitcoin’s integration into mainstream finance.

Overview of the global Bitcoin ETF market, institutional inflows support price momentum

The influence of the 13 Bitcoin spot ETFs in the U.S. continues to grow. As of April 16, these funds’ total net assets reached 97.6 billion USD, accounting for 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 and BlackRock’s IBIT with 64.3 billion USD still lag behind, 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. In the first two months of 2026, over 40 ETFs have been liquidated. 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 inflows continue to support strong fundamentals for Bitcoin. As traditional financial infrastructure improves, the integration of Bitcoin with Wall Street has become an established trend.