#BTC #CharlesSchwab The CEO of Charles Schwab expects to operate with spot Bitcoin in April 2026.
Schwab remains cautious, yet optimistic, about the digital asset sector and is trying to add spot BTC trading services for its clients.
The CEO of Charles Schwab Corp, Rick Wurster, is considering April 2026 to offer Bitcoin BTC 74,711 € trading services to Schwab's clients.
According to RIABiz, Wurster cited a 400% increase in traffic to Schwab's cryptocurrency website as evidence of investor interest in digital assets. The CEO predicted:
"Our expectation is that with the changing regulatory environment, we hope and expect to be able to launch direct spot cryptos. Our goal is to do it in the next 12 months, and we are on a great path to be able to do so".
The comments from Schwab's CEO reflect the growing trend of traditional financial institutions (TradFi) adopting crypto products and offering services that blur the line between the world of digital assets and TradFi.
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Rick Wurster took the helm of Schwab in 2025, and in a Yahoo Finance interview in November 2024, he said that the company was happy to provide services to clients who want to trade digital assets.
At that time, Wurster told the financial news outlet that Schwab wanted to offer cryptos directly to its clients but was waiting for a positive regulatory catalyst.
After Donald Trump's reelection in the United States, Wurster said that the financial services company anticipated a much better regulatory environment to expand its digital asset services.
The CEO of Schwab previously stated that he did not own any cryptocurrency and added that he felt "foolish" for not investing in the emerging asset class, as it has continued to provide enormous investment returns.