Charles Schwab opens crypto to all clients, plans to add three new coins by year-end

The brokerage giant moves from indirect crypto exposure to spot ownership, with Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink on the roadmap Charles Schwab now lets its retail clients buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum directly. The offering reaches a client base of 40.1 million retail investors. For years, Schwab customers who wanted crypto had to settle for indirect exposure. Now they can own the actual coins, inside the same app they use for index funds and retirement accounts. The service runs through a new product called the Schwab Crypto account. It launched on April 16, 2026, with a phased rollout over April and May 2026. Full availability for eligible retail clients arrived by October 15-16, 2026.

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