The purchase cost about $14.53 million, and Arkham data cited by Odaily values the bank’s total spot Bitcoin ETF-linked holdings at roughly $236 million.
Morgan Stanley increased its Bitcoin exposure by adding 220.721 BTC through its spot Bitcoin ETF product MSBT, with the purchase costing about $14.53 million. The latest addition pushed its total Bitcoin holdings above 3,700 BTC to 3,779 BTC, worth about $236 million at current prices. The figures were reported by Odaily, citing Arkham on-chain monitoring, underscoring continued institutional participation in Bitcoin through ETF-linked structures rather than direct retail-style token buying.