Charles Schwab has introduced spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for its 39 million clients.
This move provides a major new avenue for both retail and institutional investors to access the cryptocurrency market. The announcement comes as Bitcoin's price prediction for April 19 remains overwhelmingly positive, with a near-certainty of staying above $60,000. This indicates the market had already anticipated such mainstream brokerage integration.
Attention will now focus on potential regulatory developments from the SEC and CFTC, as well as statements from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell or SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Similar moves by other large brokerages would signal a broader industry trend toward digital asset adoption.