Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Morgan Stanley beat fourth-quarter expectations as Wall Street ended the year on a high Brendan McDermid/Reuters Morgan Stanley is set to become the first US bank to offer wealthy clients access to bitcoin funds, CNBC reported. The bank told its financial advisor in an internal memo about its plan to launch three funds. The people CNBC spoke to said the move came after clients demanded exposure to the popular token. Morgan Stanley is set to become the first major American bank to offer its wealth management clients access to bitcoin funds, CNBC reported Wednesday. This will allow certain clients ownership of the cryptocurrency.