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Morgan Stanley’s Khanduja cuts long-bond bets amid US Treasury buybacks

The Treasury's buyback initiative may stabilize yields, influencing interest rates and potentially boosting non-yielding assets like gold.

CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez26 Aug

Morgan Stanley upgrades CrowdStrike to overweight, betting AI boom will supercharge cybersecurity spending

AI-driven cybersecurity advancements could reshape industry dynamics, enhancing threat response efficiency and driving increased investment.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team25 Aug

Morgan Stanley and Schroders back $750M Blackbird fundraise tied to Canva’s $42B empire

The fundraise highlights growing global interest in Australian tech, potentially boosting innovation and international investment in the region.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team25 Aug

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley contest shareholder lawsuits over buyout deals

The legal shift in Delaware may increase scrutiny on financial advisers, impacting future buyout negotiations and conflict disclosures.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team24 Aug

Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson warns oil price spike poses biggest risk to US stocks

Rising oil prices could destabilize US equities, emphasizing the need for strategic hedging and cautious market optimism amid geopolitical tensions.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team24 Aug

America is creating a new class of crypto banks – but they aren’t really banks

Circle now has a federal bank charter. However, the charter provides no ordinary checking accounts, FDIC-insured savings accounts, or mortgages. Circle National Trust is part of a new federal cohort built around custody, fiduciary administration, stablecoin reserves, and settlement. Ripple, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, Paxos, Bridge, Crypto.com, Coinbase, Morgan Stanley and World Liberty Financial have […]

CryptoSlate•Andjela Radmilac23 Aug

Morgan Stanley Put Ethereum Yield in an ETP. Who Carries the Risk?

An investor can sell a share in Morgan Stanley’s new Ethereum Trust during market hours. The trust may need weeks, or months during a stressed queue, to free some of the Ether (ETH) behind it. Why such a large timing gap? The crypto exchange-traded product, or ETP, holds ETH behind shares that trade on NYSE

BeInCrypto•Mohammad Shahid21 Aug

Solana ETF Inflows Surge 70x to Best Week Since May, But There’s a Catch

Solana (SOL) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew $10.26 million in the week ending August 14, according to SoSoValue. That total ran roughly 70 times the prior week’s roughly $144,930. The intake marks the strongest week since May 22. Two funds produced almost all of it across two sessions. Bitwise and Morgan Stanley Took the Entire

BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug

Bitcoin’s $16.3 billion Wall Street stress test splits into four positional patterns

June 30 snapshots separate unchanged sovereign units, JPMorgan share additions, UBS options and a newly reported Morgan Stanley wrapper.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright15 Aug

Morgan Stanley’s XRP Exposure Emerges as Price Struggles Near $1

Institutional XRP exposure remains steady despite the choppy price action.

CryptoPotato•Chayanika Deka15 Aug

Morgan Stanley raises BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake by 23%

Morgan Stanley has increased its reported holding in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF by 23% to about 16.5 million shares while adding exposure to Ether, Solana, and several crypto-linked companies during the second quarter. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing…

Crypto.news•Lawrence Mondal14 Aug

Morgan Stanley’s BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings rise 23% in Q2

Morgan Stanley’s reported IBIT holdings rose to 16.5 million shares in Q2, while Ether ETF positions and several crypto-linked stocks also increased.

Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz14 Aug

Banking Behemoth Morgan Stanley Confirms Various XRP ETF Holdings

Banking giant Morgan Stanley has disclosed exposure to several XRP exchange-traded funds.

U.Today•Alex Dovbnya14 Aug

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF drew $371 million of share contributions while Bitcoin erased $66.8 million

Nearly all of MSBT’s operating-period decline was unrealized as gross share contributions reached $371.1 million.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright14 Aug

MUFG Eyes Instant JGB Repos as Blockchain Invades Bond Markets

MUFG has launched a pilot to test whether Japanese government bond repo trades can settle in real time on a blockchain network. The major Japanese banking group is working with Digital Asset, creator of the Canton Network, and Progmat on the proof of concept. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, and […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman13 Aug

Morgan Stanley's infrastructure partner Zerohash rebuffed in pitch to be U.S. trust bank

CoinDesk•Jesse Hamilton12 Aug

Morgan Stanley analyst highlights AI adoption challenges amid computing bottlenecks

AI's rapid growth faces significant hurdles due to infrastructure and energy constraints, potentially slowing technological advancements and economic gains.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team12 Aug

Morgan Stanley says Tesla needs Robotaxi proof to win back investors

Tesla's future investor confidence hinges on proving Robotaxi viability amidst financial pressures, impacting its long-term growth strategy.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team11 Aug

Morgan Stanley identifies Western Digital as top pick amid surging hardware demand

Western Digital's strategic positioning in the HDD market could yield significant long-term gains as AI and cloud computing drive storage demand.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team10 Aug

Morgan Stanley Raises Chinese AI Startup Zhipu’s Target Price 72%: Stock Surges 37%

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Chinese AI startup Zhipu by nearly 72% on Thursday, sending the stock up and capping a five-day run where the company gained over 37%. The bank says China’s AI industry is leaving the price war era behind. Analyst Gary Yu and colleagues raised Zhipu’s Hong Kong target from

BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock10 Aug