# Wells Fargo negotiates crypto liquidity deal with Kraken parent Payward as Robinhood puts Bitcoin on its balance sheet

US banks and brokers are bringing crypto trading, custody and staking in-house through crypto-native partners, while Charles Schwab research shows its crypto-holding clients plan to add more.

- Published: 2026-10-08T05:50:08.479Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/05/wells-fargo-in-talks-with-kraken-parent-payward-for-crypto-trading-liquidity), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/wells-fargo-talks-with-kraken-parent-about-crypto-trading/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-for-corporations/robinhood-adds-bitcoin-to-its-balance-sheet-a-strategic-signal-from-a-100b-fintech), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/charles-schwab-says-investors-want-crypto), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/hashkey-bitgo-add-eth-and-sol-staking-for-institutions/), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Wells Fargo is in talks with Payward, the parent company of the Kraken exchange, for Payward to supply liquidity for crypto trading, CoinDesk reported. The deal would let the bank offer crypto trading without building its own market-making…

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