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Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick expects that the annual spending in the field of artificial intelligence will remain around $1 trillion in the next 5 to 10 years. He stated that the role of banks is to regulate the pace of AI capital expenditures to adapt to market demand.

Morgan Stanley's CEO stated that artificial intelligence trading is crucial for the development of banking business.

Morgan Stanley's third-quarter profit grew, with revenue from stock trading reaching $5.8 billion, exceeding market expectations of $4.9 billion.The wealth management business attracted a record $232 billion in net new assets, expanding its total scale to $8.4 trillion.

After the third quarter earnings report was released, JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) fell 2% in pre-market trading.

According to Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are leading a $5 billion loan underwriting deal for AI cloud service company Volta Infrastructure Holdings (Volta AI), but are only underwriting $1.3 billion of the term loan to reduce their own risk exposure.It is reported that this $1.3 billion term loan deal will be used to pay for Volta's leasing fees for the data center of Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer. So far, representatives from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Volta have declined to comment on the matter.

According to The Block, Morgan Stanley's Digital Assets Strategy Chief Amy Oldenburg stated that by 2030, the market size for tokenized real-world assets (RWA) will reach between $3 trillion and $10 trillion, a prediction that is "undoubtedly" accurate.She pointed out that the growth momentum within the industry is mutually reinforcing, with current institutional investors' attention and enthusiasm for participation in related fields continuing to rise, leading to a noticeable FOMO (fear of missing out) sentiment in the institutional market.Previously, Morgan Stanley anticipated that it would begin supporting tokenized stock trading on its Alternative Trading System (ATS) in the first quarter of 2027, which is a delay from the previously announced plan for the second half of 2026.

According to The Block, Morgan Stanley's Head of Digital Asset Strategy, Amy Oldenburg, stated that Morgan Stanley expects to start supporting tokenized stocks on its Alternative Trading System (ATS) in the first quarter of 2027, which is later than the previously announced plan for the second half of 2026."The first quarter may be more realistic, as it can align with other activities in the broader ecosystem, but the team is undoubtedly actively advancing the relevant construction work."

JPMorgan analysts stated that AI stocks are expected to drive a 70% profit growth in Asia by 2027. Analysts noted that Asia's AI exposure is primarily concentrated in the hardware sector, with supply constraints likely to persist until 2028, giving related companies significant pricing power.JPMorgan expects that by 2028, the net profit of the AI ecosystem will exceed $1 trillion, with free cash flow reaching $700 billion.

According to monitoring data from Arkham, Wall Street financial giant Morgan Stanley has increased its holdings by approximately 91.685 Bitcoins through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund MSBT two days ago. As of now, its total Bitcoin holdings have risen to 10,639 coins, currently valued at about 880 million dollars.

Linguard Labs is a financial technology infrastructure company headquartered in California, USA, founded by former Visa Head of Mobile Innovation Drew Weinstein, with former JPMorgan Global Chief Architect John Davies serving as Chief Technology Officer. Linguard Labs has acquired majority control of the Salvador Chivo wallet and announced the relaunch of the wallet through a public-private partnership.The Salvadoran government transferred the relevant majority stake under the guidance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The new Chivo will provide microloans and cash advances based on users' income, payment, and spending records within the wallet, and merchants can also apply for cash advances for business expansion, targeting unbanked and underbanked populations. The new program also includes fee-free remittances from the United States to El Salvador, as well as a debit card that supports cashback, allowing users to spend at merchants that do not yet accept cryptocurrency payments. Chivo currently has over 4.5 million registered users.

J.P. Morgan analysts stated that SpaceX's latest spectrum deal may raise concerns about intensified competition among the three major wireless carriers in the United States. Although SpaceX could become a new market participant, the threat to Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T remains limited in the short term.

In a report released on Wednesday, JPMorgan analysts estimated that approximately $50 billion has flowed into digital assets this year, with an annualized rate of about $66 billion, up from the annualized level of $52 billion in May, but still about half of last year's pace. The report is led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou. Analysts estimated the inflow by aggregating data from cryptocurrency fund flows, CME futures implied flows, cryptocurrency venture capital fundraising, and purchases by listed mining companies and corporate treasuries, this time including private company treasuries, private mining companies, and government-related entities in the statistics.Analysts pointed out that the inflow in the first half of the year mainly came from Bitcoin purchases by Strategy and cryptocurrency venture capital financing, while ETF fund flows were a drag at that time, with significant outflows in May and June; since August, ETF fund flows have improved, turning positive for the year, but if calculated from the market correction starting October 10, 2025, the cumulative ETF fund flow is still negative. Institutional positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum futures at CME have increased over the past two months, with Bitcoin positions surpassing previous peaks and Ethereum positions nearing the October 2025 high. Offshore exchange perpetual contract leverage has fallen from the peak after the correction but remains above historical averages, and trend-following traders, including commodity trading advisors, have begun to rebuild long positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum.Analysts also stated that Bitcoin mining companies have been net sellers this year, with net sales of about $1.8 billion, mainly from listed mining companies, which have shifted from hoarding coins to selling newly mined tokens, partially reducing their existing holdings to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure expenditures.

JPMorgan stated that the likelihood of the United States imposing tariffs on silver and platinum group metals is "decreasing."

According to Decrypt, the Solana Foundation announced the launch of the open-source custody program Solana DvP, providing standardized delivery versus payment (DvP) settlement APIs for financial institutions, released under the MIT license, with input from JPMorgan on the design of institutional settlement practices.The program aims to introduce settlement assurance into public chain infrastructure as a reusable standard, replacing the customized smart contracts previously relied upon by institutional trading.Solana DvP compresses the process that traditionally takes days to complete through clearinghouses, custodians, and custodians into a single atomic transaction, where assets and payments are settled simultaneously or not at all. The program supports SPL Tokens and Token-2022, covering extended features such as permanent delegation, pauseable tokens, and transfer hooks relied upon by regulated issuers, and has passed external security audits. The foundation stated plans to add privacy features in the future to keep settlement information confidential.Catherine Gu, head of digital asset products at the Solana Foundation, stated that atomic settlement eliminates the counterparty risk inherent in traditional finance, providing institutions with a single open standard to achieve finality in seconds rather than days.Rhodel D'souza, head of market digital assets at JPMorgan, said that the shared atomic delivery versus payment open standard is exactly the infrastructure needed by institutional market participants. This release builds on Solana's rising institutional appeal in the tokenized asset space, with BlackRock launching a tokenized money market fund in August, and Kraken offering tokenized U.S. stocks to overseas clients through its xStocks product on Solana.

Morgan Stanley strategists stated that since early summer, U.S. stock valuations have significantly declined, and the investment attractiveness of certain market sectors is increasing. The team led by Michael Wilson pointed out that the capital goods sector is particularly prominent, with upward revisions in earnings expectations ranking among the top.Analysts expect that the earnings of S&P 500 constituent stocks will grow by 25% year-on-year in the third quarter.

Morgan Stanley has reclassified NVIDIA (NVDA.O) as a preferred stock.

According to the latest monitoring data from Arkham, Wall Street financial giant Morgan Stanley has continued to increase its Bitcoin holdings through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund MSBT. As of now, its total Bitcoin holdings have surpassed 10,000 coins for the first time, currently reaching 10,436 BTC, valued at approximately 875 million dollars.

Charles Wu, the Head of Client Strategy for Alternative Investments at JPMorgan Chase in Asia Pacific, stated that foreign investors are providing funding for the development of artificial intelligence computing infrastructure in North America.Institutional investors such as foreign banks, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies from Asia and the Gulf region play a significant role in the expansion of this sector. Currently, capital expenditures in the AI industry are approaching $1 trillion.

According to Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley has established a digital asset lab to test technologies such as stablecoins, tokenization, and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. The Wall Street bank is exploring how blockchain-based systems can be applied to its various businesses.Megan Brewer, head of market innovation and labs at Morgan Stanley, stated in an interview that the initiative is part of the company's existing innovation lab network. This network provides employees with dedicated facilities to explore emerging technologies while avoiding risks to the bank's core systems.