Charles Schwab Expands Crypto Trading to All Eligible Retail Clients
Bitcoin.com News reports Charles Schwab opened direct bitcoin and ether trading to eligible retail clients on Oct. 15, with crypto transfers and three more coins planned before year-end.
Why it matters
If the report is accurate, a brokerage the outlet puts at $13.33 trillion is adding spot crypto trading plus transfers for retail clients, and naming three further assets before year-end. That would widen the set of US retail venues for those coins, though the outlet gives no figures on expected volumes, fees or customer uptake. With one source and no figures on volumes or timing beyond year-end, the significance rests on Bitcoin.com News's account alone.
Key facts
Charles Schwab opened direct bitcoin and ether trading to eligible retail clients on Oct. 15, 2026.
Reported by Bitcoin.com News
CEO Rick Wurster confirmed during the Oct. 15 Fall Business Update webcast that the broader retail rollout was complete, after an early-access program that began in May.
Reported by Bitcoin.com News
Wurster said crypto transfers are being introduced.
Reported by Bitcoin.com News
Wurster identified Schwab Crypto as a new source of transaction-based revenue for the firm.
Reported by Bitcoin.com News
Bitcoin.com News was the only outlet covering the rollout as of the desk's cutoff.
Reported by Bitcoin.com News
What happened
Bitcoin.com News reports that Charles Schwab completed its retail rollout of direct bitcoin and ether trading, opening the product to eligible investors across a brokerage the outlet describes as overseeing $13.33 trillion. CEO Rick Wurster made the announcement during the firm's Fall Business Update webcast on Oct. 15, according to that report, which says the wider rollout follows an early-access program that began in May. Wurster told investors that crypto transfers are being introduced and that three additional cryptocurrencies will be added before the end of 2026. Bitcoin.com News names those three as solana, avalanche and chainlink, though the outlet provides no launch date for any of them beyond the year-end window. The same report says Wurster identified the Schwab Crypto product as a new source of transaction-based revenue for the firm. Nothing beyond that single outlet's account was available to this desk, so the rollout, the transfer feature and the coin list all rest on Bitcoin.com News alone.
How the story developed
- First report
First report by Bitcoin.com News
Charles Schwab CEO Sees Crypto as a New Revenue Engine
- Update
Schwab early-access crypto program begins
Bitcoin.com News says the early-access program that preceded the full retail rollout began in May; the outlet gives no year for that start.
- Official statement
Wurster confirms retail crypto rollout complete at Fall Business Update webcast
Bitcoin.com News reports the CEO confirmed direct bitcoin and ether trading had opened to eligible retail clients during the Oct. 15 webcast.
- Update
Crypto transfers announced alongside rollout
The same webcast saw Wurster confirm that crypto transfers are being introduced.
- Update
Three further cryptocurrencies slated before year-end
Bitcoin.com News names solana, avalanche and chainlink as additions planned before the end of 2026, without individual launch dates.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 15 Oct 2026, 16:21 UTC: Bitcoin.com News, official — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 17 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC: CryptoPotato — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
- 17 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC: Bitcoin Insider — 3 independent sources, 3 reports
Affected entities
Also mentioned: Base, United States, Germany
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin.com News Company, official | Charles Schwab CEO Sees Crypto as a New Revenue Engine | Original | |
| CryptoPotato Crypto media | 2 Banking Giants Make Major Crypto Moves as Schwab and Deutsche Bank Expand Into Digital Assets | Independent | |
| NewsBTC Crypto media | Charles Schwab Opens Bitcoin And Ethereum Transfers As Crypto Rollout Expands | Independent | |
| Bitcoin Insider Aggregator | Deutsche Bank and Charles Schwab Deepen Crypto Push as Bitcoin Gains Ground in TradFi | Syndicated |
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