Schwab Adds Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Crypto Trading

Charles Schwab Corp. said on Nov. 9 that it had expanded direct cryptocurrency trading beyond bitcoin and ether, adding Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink. The new tokens are available to eligible retail clients in supported U.S. jurisdictions, according to Bitcoin.com, which described the move as part of the brokerage’s broader crypto rollout that began in October. Crypto.news reported that eligible U.S. retail investors can now buy and sell five digital assets directly through Schwab Crypto. The existing pair is bitcoin and ether, while the newly supported additions are SOL, AVAX and LINK. The coverage does not describe the tokens as being available for every Schwab customer, instead maintaining that eligibility is limited. The two outlets corroborate the same central development and the identities of all three additions. Bitcoin.com highlights the timing and relationship to Schwab’s October expansion, while Crypto.news stresses the ability to buy and sell five assets directly. No material discrepancy or contradictory figure appears in their summaries. The announcement places several of the newly listed assets in a broadly weak market. Bitcoin trades at $74,713, down 1.30% over 24 hours and 3.49% over seven days. Solana is $86.56, down 2.79% over 24 hours and 7.25% over seven days, while Chainlink is $10.62, down 0.10% over 24 hours and 4.91% over seven days. Their respective market capitalizations are $51.15 billion and $8.14 billion. Total crypto market capitalization is $2.56 trillion as the broader market trends downward, and the Fear & Greed index stands at 29, indicating fear. DeFiLlama reports Avalanche’s total value locked at $135.75 million, down 1.6% over seven days. The expanded Schwab lineup therefore increases access to assets whose underlying networks are undergoing measurable declines in price, while Avalanche’s on-chain activity has also contracted modestly over the same period.