The BEAT with Ben featuring Amy Oldenburg and Ally Wallace on Cryptocurrency & Digital Asset Trends

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  August 27, 2026 at 14:01  |  10:00  |  Morgan Stanley
Speakers
Amy Oldenburg — Head of Content, Blockworks
Alli Wallace — Global Head of ETFs, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Summary

Morgan Stanley digital asset and ETF strategists discuss why investor interest in crypto is rising, how regulatory changes and crypto ETPs are broadening access, and where innovation in staking and tokenization is heading.

  • The regulatory environment opened up in 2025, increasing focus on digital assets across financial services.
  • Ethereum and Solana are highlighted as the emerging decentralized application layer.
  • Crypto ETPs are described as an easier access vehicle with over $100 billion in assets.
  • In-kind Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana conversions into ETPs can support wealth management portfolios.
  • Staking in ETPs was approved in November 2025, offering additional crypto but adding lockup and counterparty risks.
  • Tokenization of traditional asset classes is viewed as the next major wave over the coming decade.
Ideas
Amy Oldenburg Head of Content, Blockworks 5:09
Start early digital asset allocation.
Tech innovation is reshaping financial services and the regulatory environment opened up in 2025, broadening the digital asset opportunity set; investors should start with a small allocation and continue to build exposure as they learn.
BTC SOL HIGH
Amy Oldenburg Head of Content, Blockworks 5:09
Start early digital asset allocation.
Crypto ETPs have attracted over $100 billion, lower operational and psychological barriers to entry, trade on exchanges, sit alongside other portfolio assets for a holistic view, and let advisers dial exposure up and down; in-kind Bitcoin, Ethereum or Solana can be converted into these ETPs.
ETH HIGH
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This Morgan Stanley video, published August 27, 2026, features Amy Oldenburg discussing BTC, SOL, ETH. 2 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Amy Oldenburg  · Tickers: BTC, SOL, ETH