Morgan Stanley Interns Miss Out on Profits by Dumping Cryptocurrency

Interns at one of the largest international banks, Morgan Stanley, made a big mistake by selling bitcoins and ethereums.

Matthew Siegel, head of digital asset research at financial services company VanEck, published the results of a survey of Morgan Stanley interns from the European Union, according to which, from 2022 to 2025, the number of owners:

• Bitcoins have fallen more than fivefold;
• Ethereum has dropped by eight and a half times;
• Solana (SOL) decreased almost fourfold;
• Cardano (ADA) has fallen ninefold.

Respondents’ answers to the question about what cryptocurrencies they own

The chart shows that the number of interns who held digital assets has been declining over the past three years, suggesting that they were selling coins. Since the beginning of 2023 Bitcoin has risen in price more than six times, and эфириум – by 185%. As a result, interns missed out on a lot of profit by getting rid of digital assets ahead of time.

The number of cryptocurrency owners among respondents has decreased by 42% since 2024 and now stands at only 18%. This fact indicates a significant decline in the popularity of digital assets, and the only coin that managed to gain the interest of interns was XRP (XRP), which 5% of the people surveyed began to keep. Apparently, they decided to buy XRP riding the wave of excitement that began around the digital asset after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election in November 2024, which caused the cryptocurrency’s price to soar almost sixfold.

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