Interactive Brokers Adds Direct Crypto Portfolio Transfers

Interactive Brokers said on 25 March that eligible clients can now transfer supported cryptocurrencies directly into their IBKR-linked crypto accounts instead of selling those holdings first and then re-buying them on the broker’s platform. The company said the feature is available for clients of Interactive Brokers LLC and Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and other supported assets through Paxos or zerohash.

The broker framed the launch around cost and account consolidation. According to Interactive Brokers, crypto trading on its platform carries commissions of 0.12% to 0.18% of trade value, with a $1.75 minimum order and no added spreads or markups. The practical change is that traders who already hold crypto elsewhere can move those assets into the IBKR environment and manage them alongside stocks, options, futures, currencies and bonds from the same account setup.

That does not make Interactive Brokers a pure crypto venue. It does, however, make it easier for active multi-asset traders to keep digital assets inside a broader portfolio workflow rather than treating crypto as a completely separate account stack.

Why it matters

For traders who actively switch between crypto and traditional markets, transfer support can reduce friction, tax-triggering liquidation decisions in some cases, and the cost of maintaining capital across multiple platforms.

What to watch next

Watch whether Interactive Brokers expands the list of supported coins, jurisdictions and transfer pathways, and whether other large multi-asset brokers respond with similar wallet-to-broker migration tools.