Schwab Adds SOL, AVAX, and LINK to Crypto Trading Platform
Solana (SOL)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Charles Schwab is expanding its direct spot crypto offering to include Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to bitcoinethereumnews.com. The brokerage firm began its phased rollout in May 2026 with only Bitcoin and Ethereum, indicating that the initial two assets were not intended to define the platform's long-term boundaries. Schwab selected these three established cryptocurrencies to align with client demand rather than immediately expanding into a long catalog of smaller assets.
The new tokens will be integrated across Schwab.com, Schwab Mobile, and thinkorswim, allowing crypto positions to sit alongside traditional investments. Schwab charges a 0.75% fee on each trade while advertising zero spread, positioning the service for consolidation rather than high-frequency trading. Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB serves as the custodian for clients' digital assets, while Paxos acts as the sub-custodian and provides trade execution services.
The company noted that its clients already represented approximately 20% of the spot crypto ETP market in its 2025 annual report. Schwab plans to introduce in-kind deposits and withdrawals to allow customers to transfer existing crypto assets into the platform without selling them elsewhere.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for SOL, measured when this story was written up on 27 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Solana is trading at $102.07 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 53.7%, indicating that buyers have controlled the majority of volume over the last day. However, shorter-term pressure shows a shift, with the 1-hour buy ratio dropping to 45.9% and the 4-hour ratio at 48.8%, suggesting buying momentum is fading in the immediate term. The 24-hour volume delta is positive at $19,185,180, meaning net buying has outweighed selling over the full day. In contrast, the 1-hour volume delta is negative at -$956,814, showing that recent trades have been net sellers. The 4-hour volume delta is also negative at -$2,625,727, reinforcing that short-term selling pressure has increased. This divergence indicates that while the day remains net positive, the immediate flow is turning bearish.
The latest daily buy ratio of 48.8% sits at the 27th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 50.0% - weaker buying than most days.
Twenty-four hours later
What SOL 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 SOL, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, Solana experienced a 19.5% price increase and saw net buying on all seven days. The 7-day average buy ratio was 52.5%, which is slightly higher than the current 24-hour reading of 53.7%, showing consistent but stable demand. Trading volume over the last eight days totaled $175,409,002, which is significantly lower than the current 24-hour spot volume of $257,329,058. This volume spike suggests today is an unusually active day compared to the weekly average. The recent price action reflects a sustained period of accumulation that has now accelerated in volume while short-term sentiment cools slightly.