Charles Schwab adds Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink to trading lineup

Charles Schwab is finally ready to let its clients trade beyond the big two. The brokerage giant confirmed it will add Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink to its Schwab Crypto platform, moving past its current Bitcoin and Ethereum-only offering. It's a calculated bet on altcoin demand from a firm that typically moves with institutional caution. While the company hasn't pinned a specific launch date to the calendar, the expansion signals a shift in how traditional finance giants view the utility of these high-speed networks. Schwab's entry into these specific assets puts them in direct competition with crypto-native exchanges that have long dominated the SOL and LINK markets. Investors are still waiting on the exact rollout timeline, but the technical groundwork is clearly shifting. Will this move force other legacy competitors like Vanguard to rethink their hands-off approach to digital assets?