Morgan Stanley has filed with the OCC to launch Morgan Stanley Digital Trust.
đ¨Morgan Stanley just made its biggest crypto move yet.
The Wall Street giant has officially applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter to launch âMorgan Stanley Digital Trust, National Association.â
If approved, this would allow them to:
⢠Custody digital assets under⌠pic.twitter.com/O1pUztSHLf
— BLACKCORE (@BlackCoreMining) March 2, 2026
“If approved, this would allow them to:
⢠Custody digital assets under federal oversight
⢠Facilitate buy, sell, swap & transfer of crypto
⢠Offer staking services on a fiduciary basis
This isnât a pilot. Itâs a regulated bank structure. The application has been received by the OCC and is now under review, with a public comment period already open.
Translation: Institutional crypto infrastructure is being built inside the U.S. banking system.
Wall Street isnât watching crypto anymore. Itâs becoming the bank.”
Source: BlackCore
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