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Charles Schwab Will Add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Its Crypto Platform

By Isaac • August 28, 2026 3:16 pm • Comments

Charles Schwab is widening its direct crypto-trading lineup beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink scheduled to join Schwab Crypto in the coming months.

The move is notable because it puts three established altcoins inside the same brokerage environment where clients already manage stocks, funds, cash and other traditional investments. It is another concrete step toward making crypto access feel less like a separate financial world.

In its official announcement, Schwab said clients will be able to buy and sell Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX) and Chainlink (LINK). The firm said the assets were selected as established cryptocurrencies that align with client demand, while signaling that more digital assets could be added over time.

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Schwab Crypto began rolling out in May 2026 with direct spot trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The expansion would take that initial two-asset menu to five, though Schwab has not announced an exact launch date for the new coins.

Schwab says the new assets will sit beside traditional investments across Schwab.com, Schwab Mobile and thinkorswim. The company is also pairing the product with digital-asset education, market commentary and 24-hour client support.

The official release lists transaction pricing at 75 basis points on the dollar value of each trade. It also makes clear that availability remains limited to eligible customers and that the company can change or withdraw support for an asset if market, regulatory, operational or risk conditions shift.

That combination explains the strategy: Schwab is adding access gradually while keeping the new coins inside an established brokerage and banking experience. The company is not treating this three-asset expansion as the finish line, either, saying it plans to add more cryptocurrencies and digital assets over time.

Why Schwab’s choice of assets matters

The three additions give Schwab clients exposure to networks serving different parts of the crypto economy. Solana has become a major smart-contract and payments network.

Avalanche focuses heavily on customizable blockchain infrastructure, while Chainlink supplies oracle and interoperability technology used across decentralized finance and tokenized-asset projects.

That makes this more than a simple increase in the number of tradable symbols. Schwab is moving beyond the two largest cryptocurrencies and giving clients direct access to assets tied to smart-contract activity, on-chain data and broader blockchain infrastructure.

Decrypt’s reporting highlighted the same shift: the brokerage is broadening a platform that only recently launched with Bitcoin and Ethereum. The speed of the follow-up suggests Schwab sees demand extending beyond the two dominant assets.

The report notes that Schwab is offering direct trading rather than limiting customers to crypto-linked funds or futures. That distinction gives eligible account holders price exposure to the coins themselves inside the brokerage platform, although Schwab’s product does not turn a brokerage account into a self-custody wallet.

The rollout also groups together three very different networks under one mainstream access point. Solana is the largest of the additions by market capitalization, while Avalanche and Chainlink give clients exposure to blockchain infrastructure beyond the leading smart-contract platforms.

None of the three assets is available through Schwab Crypto yet. The company has committed only to a coming-months window, so clients still need to wait for an actual availability notice before treating the announcement as a live trading launch.

A mainstream route with important limits

Schwab says the crypto account lets eligible clients view digital assets beside traditional investments on Schwab.com, Schwab Mobile and thinkorswim. The company lists pricing at 75 basis points on the dollar value of each trade and pairs the product with research, education and round-the-clock support.

There are meaningful limits. Schwab Crypto accounts are not available in New York, Louisiana, U.S. territories or international jurisdictions.

The company also says it may delay, change or withdraw support for an announced asset because of market, regulatory, operational or risk developments.

Crypto held through the product is not FDIC-insured or SIPC-protected, and Schwab warns that investors can lose their full principal. Those disclosures matter as a familiar brokerage name lowers the practical barrier to buying digital assets without removing crypto’s underlying volatility.

The bigger signal

For Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink, access through Schwab could introduce the assets to investors who were unwilling to open a separate exchange account. For the broader market, the announcement shows how quickly direct crypto trading is becoming part of the standard brokerage menu.

Schwab started with Bitcoin and Ethereum. Only months later, it is preparing to add three more established networks—and it is already leaving the door open to further expansion.

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