- Charles Schwab plans to add Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink trading in the coming months.
- Schwab Crypto began rolling out direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to select retail clients in May.
- Eligible clients pay a 0.75% fee on each crypto trade.
Charles Schwab said Thursday that Schwab Crypto will expand beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum by adding Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink in the coming months. The company did not provide a launch date for the three tokens, but the move marks the next step in its direct crypto trading rollout for select retail clients. Schwab Crypto began rolling out with Bitcoin and Ethereum in May after the company confirmed in April 2026 that it would start with those two assets. Eligible clients can trade through Schwab’s website, mobile app, and thinkorswim platform, with each crypto trade carrying a 0.75% fee.
Schwab Crypto adds three more tokens
Charles Schwab said it plans to expand its crypto offering by bringing Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink to clients in the coming months. While the brokerage announced the additions, it did not share a specific launch date for when trading in those assets will begin. The expansion comes roughly three months after direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading started rolling out to select retail clients. Before that change, Schwab customers could gain crypto exposure through exchange-traded products and through shares of companies such as Coinbase and Strategy, but they could not directly buy cryptocurrencies on the platform.
What Charles Schwab said about the expansion
Joe Vietri, Schwab’s head of digital assets, said the broader selection is meant to give clients more choices as they build a digital asset allocation alongside Schwab’s investing and banking services. He said the additions fit the company’s approach of providing access to familiar cryptocurrencies. Vietri also said those offerings are supported by education, tools, resources, and support intended to help clients make informed decisions about how crypto could fit into broader investing goals. The company presented the expansion as part of a wider client offering rather than as a standalone product change.
Schwab Crypto trading and fees
Schwab said clients will be able to buy and sell the cryptocurrencies on its website, mobile app, and thinkorswim trading platform. The company said each trade will carry a fee of 75 basis points, which equals 0.75%. The brokerage illustrated that charge as $7.50 on a $1,000 transaction. Schwab described that pricing as among the industry’s lowest. The fee applies to eligible clients using the direct crypto trading service.
Tokens in the Schwab Crypto expansion
The three planned additions each serve different roles in the digital asset market. Solana is designed for fast, inexpensive transactions and supports apps used for trading, payments, and gaming. Avalanche allows businesses and developers to create blockchains tailored to specific applications. Chainlink connects blockchains to outside information and supplies smart contracts with data such as asset prices.
Conclusion
Schwab Crypto is set to broaden Charles Schwab’s direct crypto trading lineup by adding Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink in the coming months, though no launch date has been given. The update follows the May rollout of Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to select retail clients and builds on Schwab’s shift from indirect crypto exposure through exchange-traded products and company shares to direct purchases. Clients will be able to trade the assets through Schwab’s website, mobile app, and thinkorswim platform, with a 0.75% fee on each trade. Schwab has also said it is considering other digital-asset products, including exploring a dollar-pegged stablecoin.
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