Grupo Santander’s 100% digital bank, Openbank, has launched crypto trading services in Germany with Bitcoin and Cardano in the spotlight.
By Godfrey Benjamin
Editor Julia Sakovich
Updated
3 mins read
Openbank has just delivered to its German customers the ability to buy, sell, and hold digital assets. The supported assets include Bitcoin BTC $116 892 24h volatility: 1.4% Market cap: $2.33 T Vol. 24h: $39.66 B , Ethereum ETH $4 495 24h volatility: 0.3% Market cap: $542.45 B Vol. 24h: $27.40 B , Litecoin LTC $114.9 24h volatility: 1.2% Market cap: $8.77 B Vol. 24h: $516.25 M , Polygon POL $0.26 24h volatility: 1.4% Market cap: $2.72 B Vol. 24h: $94.14 M , and Cardano ADA $0.88 24h volatility: 1.9% Market cap: $32.03 B Vol. 24h: $1.53 B . While it became effective in Germany on Sept. 16, the plan is to roll out this crypto trading service in Spain in the coming weeks. This marks a further expansion of the bank’s services.
In a press release, Openbank, a subsidiary of Grupo Santander, announced its plan to expand its product offering by including crypto trading services for BTC, ETH, LTC, POL, ADA, and their related investments in Germany.
These customers will no longer be required to transfer funds to any other platform. They also stand to enjoy the backing of Santander as well as the guarantees and investor protection provided by the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
This same service will be extended to Spain in a few weeks, marking further expansion within Europe. Going forward, Openbank intends to extend this service to other available cryptocurrencies. It may also include new functionalities like conversion between different cryptocurrencies.
Grupo Santander’s Head of Crypto Coty de Monteverde acknowledged the new development, citing that the launch of this crypto trading service is a response to the demand of the firm’s customers.
Openbank will now “continue to strengthen a broad range of products and services through an agile, simple technology platform backed by one of the world’s leading financial groups,” Coty de Monteverde added.
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Benjamin Godfrey is a blockchain enthusiast and journalist who relishes writing about the real life applications of blockchain technology and innovations to drive general acceptance and worldwide integration of the emerging technology. His desire to educate people about cryptocurrencies inspires his contributions to renowned blockchain media and sites.
