As reported by RIABiz, Wurster anticipates a favorable shift in the regulatory landscape and is hopeful of launching direct spot crypto within the next 12 months. He said, “We are on a great path to achieve this goal.”

Wurster’s insights align with the emerging pattern of traditional financial institutions (TradFi) embracing crypto offerings. These services are increasingly blurring the boundaries between digital assets and TradFi.

Wurster took the reins at Schwab in 2025 and has since been actively promoting crypto services. In a Yahoo Finance interview from November 2024, he expressed Schwab’s eagerness to provide direct crypto services to clients, awaiting a positive regulatory shift.

Following the reelection of Donald Trump in the US, Schwab anticipates a more conducive regulatory environment for expanding its digital asset services. Wurster previously admitted that he did not hold any cryptocurrency himself and felt “silly” for missing out on the potential investment gains.

In January 2025, Charles Schwab formed a partnership with Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) to deliver custom exchange-traded funds and cryptocurrency services for the forthcoming “Truth.Fi” platform. This platform aims to offer digital assets and traditional financial services as an alternative to the conventional banking system.

TMTG CEO and White House official, Devin Nunes, stated that TMTG’s objective is to provide an alternative for individuals concerned about unfair banking practices and “cancellation, censorship, debanking, and privacy violations committed by big tech and woke corporations.”

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In the last 24 hours, Dogecoin, the internet’s favourite meme coin, has shown an increase of nearly 5%.

Notably, a sizable cache of Dogecoin was moved today, transporting nearly $20 million worth of the popular digital canine currency. The transaction occurred about two hours ago, causing ripples in the crypto market.

As reported by @DogeWhaleAlert in a recent tweet, a staggering 306,260,470 DOGE was shuffled between internal wallets of the Binance exchange. Such transactions are commonplace, particularly when exchanges establish new cold wallets or carry out other operations involving stored funds.

Dogecoin’s Market Movement

Just before this significant transaction, Dogecoin soared by nearly 5%, riding the coat tails of Bitcoin, the leading digital currency. Currently, DOGE is hovering at around $0.06417.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin has gained a solid 7.92% in the last 24 hours, reclaiming the $28,000 mark and inching towards $29,000. This boost was catalysed by the announcement that major Wall Street financial firms — Fidelity, Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities — are extending their support to EDX, a newly inaugurated crypto exchange.

Adding to the excitement, there are whispers that Fidelity intends to apply for a Bitcoin spot ETF, emulating the recent actions of the world’s largest fund manager, BlackRock.

Ethereum’s Market Status

In related news, Ethereum has also reclaimed the $1,820 level and is currently trading at $1,828, according to data provided by CoinMarketCap.

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Investors will be able to trade digital assets via their current broker-dealer on EDX, much like stocks and options. This is preferable to using a third-party platform or a native cryptocurrency exchange. Nazarali stated that to transform virtual finance into a more efficient tool and save money for investors, they’re taking some of the finest elements of conventional finance and moving them to the digital markets.

Former global head of business development at Citadel Securities, Nazarali is now one of EDX’s many seasoned industry professionals. The General Counsel of EDX is David Forman, formerly the top legal officer for Fidelity Brokerage Services. Tony Acuna-Rohter is the CTO of the exchange. Acuna-Rohter formerly held the same position at ErisX, which is now a part of Cboe Global Markets.

MEMX, an exchange platform established by major U.S. stock market participants, is developing the necessary infrastructure. According to Nazarali, EDX would operate from a data center in Secaucus, New Jersey, utilizing software to guarantee deals are executed in the order they are received. He remarked that most cryptocurrency markets handle orders in a way that is fundamentally different from this.

EDX Aims

By working with EDX, MEMX will be able to enter the digital asset trading market without a total redesign, as stated by CEO Jonathan Kellner. To accommodate the additional functions involved in trading digital assets, the existing infrastructure was adapted. The companies are joining together in an effort to attract a previously untapped group of passive investors. Despite layoffs and a price drop being labeled a “crypto winter,” established corporations have shown interest in the cryptocurrency market as a result of an increasing number of institutional investors’ familiarity with crypto.

Many prospective investors are interested in cryptocurrencies but wary of the risks associated with using the current crypto exchanges, Nazarali added. However, if cryptocurrency trading is made available, they are already experienced working with broker-dealers in other asset classes. According to him, conflicts of interest may be avoided entirely when the responsibility for running an exchange is kept separate from those who trade on it.

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