Schwab Adds SOL, AVAX, and LINK to Crypto Platform
Avalanche (AVAX)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Charles Schwab is expanding its cryptocurrency trading platform to include Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink, according to a report by cvj.ai. This move extends the brokerage's direct crypto offerings beyond the Bitcoin and Ether introduced in May. The new assets will be available via Schwab’s website, mobile app, and thinkorswim platform.
Schwab charges a 75 basis point fee on the dollar value of each trade. The service is available in all US states except New York and Louisiana. Accounts are offered through Charles Schwab Premier Bank with Charles Schwab & Co. handling operations.
This expansion targets retail demand for diverse digital assets and utility-driven investment. Schwab holds $13.04 trillion in client assets and reported record net revenue of $7.1 billion in the second quarter. The firm also plans to offer prediction contracts tied to the S&P 500 index through a partnership with Cboe Global Markets. This diversification positions Schwab to compete with rivals like Morgan Stanley, which is piloting crypto trading through E*Trade.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for AVAX, measured when this story was written up on 27 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
AVAX is trading at $7.44 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 29.1%, indicating short-term selling pressure. This contrasts with a 4-hour buy ratio of 51.4%, suggesting buying interest has emerged over a slightly longer timeframe. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 49.9%, showing a near-even split in order flow over the day. Volume delta is negative in the last hour at -$679,310 but positive over 4 hours at +$117,841. This shift implies that immediate selling has slowed and net buying is accumulating. The 24-hour cumulative volume delta is +$2,941, with a CVD close of +$1,296,767, confirming net buying over the full day.
The latest daily buy ratio of 42.0% sits at the 3rd percentile of the last 281 days, against a median of 49.3% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Twenty-four hours later
What AVAX did over the 24 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for AVAX, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The 24-hour buy ratio of 49.9% is nearly identical to the 7-day average of 49.8%. However, spot volume of $10,980,308 is only 0.38x the weekly average, indicating significantly lower activity. This suggests the current day is an ordinary one in terms of sentiment but unusually quiet in terms of volume. The 8-day price change of +9.8% shows recent upward momentum. Total volume delta over the past week was +$1,336,340, with net buying occurring on 4 of the last 7 days.