Charles Schwab Corp, a $138 billion financial services company with 37 million customers, is preparing to launch spot Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading, potentially as early as April 2026. The initiative is driven by a favorable regulatory environment and a 400% increase in client demand for direct crypto access. Schwab's CEO, Rick Wurster, indicated that the launch is likely within the next 12 months as the firm aims to stay competitive in the evolving market. Meanwhile, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson highlighted that new crypto legislation is expected to attract major technology companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, and Tesla, and could bring approximately 3 billion new users into the cryptocurrency ecosystem.