Charles Schwab adds Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to its crypto branch

Charles Schwab has expanded its Schwab Crypto offering to include Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink, bringing the brokerage's supported token list to five alongside Bitcoin and Ether, with a flat 0.75% fee per order. The move gives the retail brokerage's clients direct access to three major altcoins and signals continued institutional-grade distribution of assets beyond BTC and ETH. It matters because Schwab's scale can funnel mainstream investor flow into SOL, AVAX and LINK, which have largely been accessible to its customers only indirectly through funds or other venues. Watch whether Schwab adds further tokens or custody features, and whether the 0.75% pricing pressures rival brokerages to narrow spreads.