Charles Schwab now lists Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink as available for trading through Schwab Crypto. Its current product page confirms the additions alongside Bitcoin and Ether as of November 9, 2026, supporting the expansion reported by WatcherGuru on Monday.
The additions complete a step Schwab announced on August 27, when it said the three tokens would become available in the coming months. For clients, the immediate change is a wider selection of direct cryptocurrency investments inside Schwab's trading experience.
Three additions extend the original lineup
Schwab Crypto began rolling out in May 2026 with Bitcoin and Ether. Adding SOL, AVAX, and LINK takes that original two-asset lineup to five named cryptocurrencies on the current product page.
Schwab attributed its August selection to client demand for established cryptocurrencies. Joe Vietri, its head of digital assets, described the expansion as giving clients more choices when building a digital asset allocation alongside their existing investing and banking activities. The company also said it intended to add further digital assets over time.
The commercial logic is straightforward. A client interested in one of the newly supported tokens can now consider buying it through Schwab instead of opening another trading relationship solely for that purchase. Whether that convenience attracts substantial assets will depend on customers actually using the service. For now, the product menu has expanded beyond the two assets that anchored the initial rollout.
WatcherGuru's description of Schwab as a "$13 trillion" broker refers to the reported scale of the wider business. That figure is not an announced allocation to SOL, AVAX, or LINK, or money entering those markets. The announcement concerns customer trading access and reports no purchase of these tokens for Schwab's own balance sheet.
A familiar trading screen comes with a transaction charge
Schwab's August announcement described access through Schwab.com, Schwab Mobile, and thinkorswim. Its current product page lists market, limit, stop, and stop-limit orders, with orders entered in either cryptocurrency units or dollar amounts.
That gives existing clients a familiar way to act on an investment decision. It also lets them view cryptocurrency alongside their other investments, although the crypto account remains a separate product.
Schwab advertises a fee of 75 basis points, equivalent to 0.75% of each trade's dollar value. Its current page also advertises zero spread.
At that stated percentage, a $1,000 purchase costs $7.50. Selling $1,000 of cryptocurrency incurs another $7.50, making the two transaction charges $15 before any change in the investment's value. These are calculations from Schwab's published rate, rather than reported customer results.
For someone buying occasionally, the convenience of an existing interface may carry more weight than the transaction charge. Frequent trading changes that calculation because the percentage applies repeatedly. A wider token selection therefore gives customers more instruments to trade without reducing the cost of each transaction.
Crypto custody remains separate from brokerage protection
Schwab's regulatory filing identifies Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB as the custodian responsible for safeguarding and recording clients' digital assets. It says Paxos Trust Company, N.A. provides sub-custody and trade execution services.
This arrangement places operational responsibility with financial intermediaries. A customer comparing it with holding assets in their own wallet is choosing who controls access and maintains the custody records. The decision involves more than which application displays the balance.
Schwab also states that cryptocurrency holdings are neither FDIC insured nor SIPC protected. The familiar brokerage interface does not extend those protections to the underlying coins. Customers remain exposed to cryptocurrency price losses and rely on the custody arrangement for safekeeping and access.
Eligibility further limits the expansion's reach. Schwab's August disclosures restricted the service to supported United States jurisdictions, excluding New York, Louisiana, U.S. territories, and international jurisdictions. Applicants require approval, and not every client qualifies.
Those conditions make account eligibility a practical consideration before comparing the newly listed assets. An existing relationship with Schwab is only part of the application process.
Overview
Schwab's current product page confirms that SOL, AVAX, and LINK are available alongside Bitcoin and Ether, following the company's August expansion announcement.
The expansion broadens the cryptocurrency selection customers can trade within an existing Schwab relationship. Clients gain additional choices through familiar interfaces, while the published 0.75% transaction charge and separate crypto custody structure remain central to the decision. The current page names five available assets.
