Overview
- Interactive Brokers confirmed a staged rollout that lets a subset of eligible U.S. retail users deposit directly from crypto wallets instead of bank transfers.
- Company statements describe the effort as a pilot now live for select customers, following Chairman Thomas Peterffy’s announcement at a Goldman Sachs conference on Dec. 10.
- The firm says details on which tokens are supported, technical requirements, and the timeline for broader availability will be disclosed as the program expands.
- The move aims to reduce settlement friction and keep pace with retail rivals that have leaned into crypto-linked rails, including Robinhood and Charles Schwab.
- The pilot builds on Interactive Brokers’ recent crypto push, including expanded trading offerings, a $104 million investment in infrastructure provider ZeroHash, and prior exploration of issuing a proprietary stablecoin.