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Morgan Stanley Launches Cheapest Ether and Solana ETFs at 14 Basis Points

Tuesday · 6 min
0:00-6:17

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Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Global Head of ETFs Ally Wallace breaks down the firm's newly launched Ether and Solana ETFs from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wallace explains why Morgan Stanley priced all three of its crypto products at 14 basis points — the cheapest on the market — and how its April Bitcoin ETF became the firm's most successful launch ever. And, she unpacks the staking component of the new proof-of-stake products, including Morgan Stanley's decision to pass back 100% of staking rewards to investors.

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00:00 Morgan Stanley Launches Ether and Solana ETFs

00:17 Launching Into a Subdued Crypto Market

00:57 Bitcoin ETF Pulls In $400M, MS's Best Launch Ever

01:27 Competing at 14 Basis Points, the Cheapest on the Market

02:15 The First Bank-Owned Asset Manager in the Space

02:33 Passing Back 100% of Staking Rewards

03:02 How the Staking Economics Work

03:52 Positioning Solana and ETH in Portfolios

04:46 Why Morgan Stanley Chose CoinDesk Benchmarks

05:28 Coinbase and BNY Mellon on Custody