Charles Schwab rolls out spot Bitcoin trading as $898M ETF inflows lift BTC

Charles Schwab has started rolling out Schwab Crypto accounts, enabling eligible retail clients to trade spot Bitcoin and Ethereum directly on its platform. The service is available to most U.S. residents but excludes New York, Louisiana, U.S. territories, and international users, and it will carry a 75-basis-point trading fee. Bitcoin hovered around the $80K area, with BTC near $79,742 and down 0.92% at press time despite $898 million in ETF inflows.