Charles Schwab is said to create a new executive position while the financial services extend its tentacles to the investment space of crypto assets.
The new position, head of digital assets, will be responsible for the general crypto activ strategy of Charles Schwab, report Barron’s.
Joe Vietri, a former head of the branch network at the Giant Financial Services, will serve as the inaugural head of digital assets.
Charles Schwab, with around $ 10.33 trillion in total customer assets, offers all its customers exposure to crypto via regulated products such as the spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) that were green in the US in January 2024. Helm, the Giant Financial Services wants to expand its range of crypto offers.
In a Bloomberg -Radio interview in November 2024, Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster said that the company is considering offering cryptocurrency operations in the United States.
“We will look for crypto when the regulatory environment changes, and we expect it to change, and we are preparing for that possibility.”
Last month during the profit call of the fourth quarter, Wurster said Charles Schwab’s customers have shown a growing interest in crypto assets.
“We are doing really well in Crypto. We have many ways to meet the needs of our customers. ETFs, the crypto ETFs have really grown on our platform. You can buy futures, you can invest in various closed-end funds and various products that meet the needs of customers. We have a crypto site where we attract customers. And in fact we had an increase of 400% of the number of visitors to our crypto site in the fourth quarter. 70% of those visitors were prospects. “
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