MORGAN STANLEY
PitchBook estimates the pre-IPO secondary market for retail access is about $120 billion. In the past year, Morgan Stanley acquired EquityZen and Charles Schwab bought Forge Global, while Goldman Sachs launched a pre-IPO access initiative after acquiring Industry Ventures. Nasdaq Private Market partnered with G Squared. Forge reported 721,000 users in 2024; Morgan Stanley said EquityZen had 800,000.
Morgan Stanley’s Q2 Form 13F shows it held 16.5 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) worth about $549M as of June 30, up 23% from 13.4M in March. The position’s value fell about 18% from ~$667M as bitcoin weakened. The filing also lists MSBT shares and other crypto-related holdings.
Morgan Stanley’s latest Form 13F, highlighted by analyst Xaif Crypto, reportedly shows holdings in three XRP exchange-traded funds: 6,715 shares of the Franklin XRP ETF, 255 shares of the REX-Osprey XRP ETF, and 67 shares of the Bitwise XRP ETF. The filing adds to institutional use of regulated XRP products.
Over the past 7 days, alphai's AI scored 23 news stories mentioning MS (MORGAN STANLEY). Coverage has skewed bullish: 7 bullish, 16 neutral, and 0 bearish.
Recent MS coverage spans financial news, sector analysis and mergers & acquisitions.
In the last 30 days, MS insiders filed 4 SEC Form 4 transactions — no purchases and 4 sales ($93.8M). The most active reporter was Pizzi Michael A., Head Technology & Operations, with 2 filings. 25% of those filings were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans.
MS is positioned to expand distribution and liquidity tooling for private-market secondary trading via EquityZen integration.
The filing is a read-through on Morgan Stanley’s crypto exposure via IBIT, but it is not a direct trade trigger for MS itself.
The article frames MS’s XRP ETF holdings as modest but broad, which may support incremental sentiment toward XRP-linked regulated products rather than a direct MS catalyst.
MS is referenced as a financing source, but the article lacks MS-specific incremental disclosures.
Morgan Stanley’s trust inflow is a relative bright spot, but it is not enough to offset the complex’s net outflows.
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PitchBook estimates the pre-IPO secondary market for retail access is about $120 billion. In the past year, Morgan Stanley acquired EquityZen and Charles Schwab bought Forge Global, while Goldman Sachs launched a pre-IPO access initiative after acquiring Industry Ventures. Nasdaq Private Market partnered with G Squared. Forge reported 721,000 users in 2024; Morgan Stanley said EquityZen had 800,000.
6 min readMorgan Stanley’s Q2 Form 13F shows it held 16.5 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) worth about $549M as of June 30, up 23% from 13.4M in March. The position’s value fell about 18% from ~$667M as bitcoin weakened. The filing also lists MSBT shares and other crypto-related holdings.
7 min readMorgan Stanley’s latest Form 13F, highlighted by analyst Xaif Crypto, reportedly shows holdings in three XRP exchange-traded funds: 6,715 shares of the Franklin XRP ETF, 255 shares of the REX-Osprey XRP ETF, and 67 shares of the Bitwise XRP ETF. The filing adds to institutional use of regulated XRP products.
3 min readPayPal is in renewed takeover talks with Stripe and private equity firm Advent after rejecting a reported $53 billion offer. Negotiations reportedly moved toward a higher bid, with Stripe and Advent proposing $60.50 per share and about $50 billion in financing via JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley. PayPal cited turnaround progress, including Q2 revenue of $8.68 billion and $1.5 billion cost savings.
6 min readAccording to SoSoValue data, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $131.1 million in net outflows on Aug. 13 as most products recorded redemptions. Bitcoin fell below $63,000, reversing part of a prior inflow rebound. Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin Trust added $7.1 million and Grayscale’s Mini Trust $38.9 million, offsetting larger outflows such as ARK 21Shares’ $58.8 million and Fidelity’s FBTC $55.1 million.
6 min readAccording to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley Form 13F filings for holdings as of June 30, both increased stakes in crypto ETFs in Q2. JPMorgan raised IBIT shares to about 10.4M (about $356M) and ETHA to about 1.17M, plus first XRP-related positions. Morgan Stanley also added IBIT and expanded ETH exposure.
6 min readAccording to SEC filings, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan increased their holdings of crypto ETFs in Q2. JPMorgan raised its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) stake to about 10.4M shares from 8.3M and expanded its BlackRock Ethereum ETF position to about 1.17M shares. Morgan Stanley also added to IBIT and more than tripled its Ethereum ETF shares, while both added Solana exposure; JPMorgan added XRP products.
5 min readSEC filings show Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan increased holdings in crypto ETFs in Q2. Morgan Stanley boosted BlackRock’s IBIT by 23% to about 16.5M shares and ETHA by about 202% to 4.6M shares, adding Solana and other crypto products. JPMorgan raised IBIT to ~10.4M shares and ETHA to ~1.17M, plus Solana and XRP exposure. Morgan Stanley’s IBIT value fell to ~$549M from ~$667M.
3 min readMorgan Stanley (MS) and JPMorgan (JPM) increased Q2 holdings of crypto ETF products, adding exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum despite price declines. Morgan Stanley raised IBIT shares 23% to 16.5M (value about $549M) and iShares Ethereum Trust by ~202% to 4.6M. JPMorgan lifted IBIT to ~10.4M shares and Ether ETF to ~1.17M.
4 min readMorgan Stanley reported in its Q2 13F that its BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) holdings rose 23% to about 16.5 million shares from 13.4 million. It also increased its Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) and added to several Bitcoin and Ether ETF positions. Some crypto-linked holdings, including Coinbase, declined.
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