⚡️ KBC Group opens doors to BTC and ETH in Belgium
The financial group KBC Group announced the launch of a trading service
$BTC and ETN for its retail clients.
The service will be available exclusively through the bank's investment platform Bolero.
The service will be available to clients from 16.02.2026.
The launch is taking place under the European regulation MiCAR. KBC submitted a complete notification to the Belgian financial supervisory authority regarding the crypto asset service provider.
The service uses a "closed-loop" model, which means that clients will not be able to transfer their
$BTC and
$ETH to external private wallets.
Assets are stored centrally in the bank's infrastructure, reducing the risk of losing keys or hacking attacks on individual wallets.
The bank is also focused on informing and protecting clients. Before trading begins, investors are required to pass a special test to confirm their understanding of the risks associated with crypto investing.
This decision by the bank is driven by high interest, especially among youth: about 45% of Belgians under 30 are already investing in cryptocurrencies.
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