Interactive Brokers has added nine cryptocurrencies to its trading platform and enabled clients to move dollar value out of their brokerage accounts through stablecoins, extending a service that previously focused on inbound funding.
According to the company’s July 14 announcement, eligible clients can now convert U.S. dollars held at Interactive Brokers into USDC, PayPal USD (PYUSD) or Ripple USD (RLUSD) and send the tokens to an external wallet. Transfers are processed around the clock, including weekends and holidays.
Nine Tokens Join the Trading Platform
The expansion adds Aave (AAVE), Aptos (APT), Canton (CC), Lido DAO (LDO), Monad (MON), NEAR Protocol (NEAR), Plasma (XPL), Pax Gold (PAXG) and Uniswap (UNI) through Zero Hash.
AAVE, UNI and PAXG are also available through Paxos Trust Company. PAXG differs from the other additions because each token represents ownership of allocated physical gold held in professional vaults, giving brokerage clients tokenized commodity exposure alongside conventional cryptocurrencies.
Interactive Brokers does not directly execute or custody the digital assets. Trades and holdings are handled through Paxos or Zero Hash in accounts linked to the brokerage platform. The company’s official disclosures also state that these positions are not protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
Stablecoins Become a Two-Way Brokerage Rail
Interactive Brokers began allowing clients to fund accounts with stablecoins earlier in 2026. The latest update completes the opposite side of that process: cash can now leave an IBKR account as a supported digital dollar and arrive in a custodial or self-custody wallet.
The change makes stablecoins more than a deposit method. Clients can move capital between blockchain wallets and a brokerage account without waiting for traditional banking hours, then use the converted funds to access stocks, bonds, options, futures and other products available through IBKR.
“We believe digital assets should be integrated into a client’s broader financial experience, not treated separately,” Interactive Brokers CEO Milan Galik said.
Eligible clients can also transfer supported cryptocurrencies directly between external wallets and their IBKR-linked Paxos or Zero Hash accounts instead of selling the assets before moving platforms.
IBKR Is Opening Its Brokerage Ledger to Onchain Liquidity
The nine listings expand the trading menu, but bidirectional transfers change the platform’s underlying function. Stablecoin deposits previously allowed clients to move onchain dollars into an IBKR account, where they were converted into cash. The new withdrawal route reverses that flow, allowing brokerage balances to leave as USDC, PYUSD or RLUSD without first passing through a bank wire.
This effectively turns Interactive Brokers into a bridge between traditional securities and external blockchain markets. A client could sell an asset inside the brokerage account, convert the resulting dollars into a stablecoin and transfer that value to a self-custody wallet outside banking hours. The funding rail operates continuously, although the stocks, bonds and other instruments available through IBKR remain subject to their respective market hours.
Interactive Brokers is not taking direct custody risk to provide that connection. Its official disclosures state that Paxos or Zero Hash execute the trades and hold each client’s digital assets in a separate account outside IBKR. The brokerage receives part of the trading commission as a referral fee, giving it a way to monetize crypto access without building its own exchange and custody infrastructure.
External-wallet support also should not be confused with unrestricted transfers. Zero Hash screens wallet addresses against sanctions and internal risk lists before processing movements, and incoming assets linked to high-risk addresses may be placed in quarantine rather than credited immediately. The service therefore combines self-custody access with the compliance controls of a regulated intermediary.
Trading Fees and Regional Restrictions
Crypto commissions range from 0.12% to 0.18% of transaction value, depending on monthly volume. Each order carries a $1.75 minimum, capped at 1% of the trade value, with no added spreads or markups. Although IBKR advertises no custody fee, clients maintaining an open Paxos account may incur a $0.15 monthly charge passed through by the broker.
The rollout is not universal. Bidirectional stablecoin funding is unavailable to clients of Interactive Brokers U.K. and Interactive Brokers Ireland, while Irish accounts are also excluded from the newly listed tokens. Availability elsewhere depends on the client’s country of residence and the Interactive Brokers entity serving the account.
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