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Company announcement/crypto

Bitpanda receives Crypto Custody and Proprietary Trading BaFin licence

The Bitpanda Asset Management GmbH has received its Crypto Custody and Proprietary Trading licence for crypto assets from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

22 November 2022

News/crypto

N26 unveils crypto offering

German challenger bank N26 has launched its first cryptocurrency offering which will enable clients to trade close to 200 virtual currencies.

20 October 2022

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Crypto exchange Bitpanda makes job cuts

Vienna-based Bitpanda is the latest crypto player to make job cuts, informing staffers that it will axe hundreds of positions as it face up to a dramatically altered market.

24 June 2022

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Bitpanda buys crypto custodian Trustology

Digital investment platform Bitpanda is moving into the custody game through the acquisition of UK-based Trustology. Financial terms were not disclosed.

22 February 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Lydia to offer crypto via white-label Bitpanda platform

Austrian fintech Bitpanda and French mobile financial services super-app Lydia joined forces to offer Lydia’s 5.5 million users access to investing in digital assets.

25 November 2021

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JPMorgan's Barraclough joins Bitpanda as CEO of digital assets exchange

Digital investment platform Bitpanda has lured JPMorgan's London co-head of innovation Joshua Barraclough to its ranks as CEO of digital assets exchange Bitpanda Pro.

28 October 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bitpanda and Fabrick create white label digital asset investing package for Italian banks

Digital investment platform Bitpanda and leading Italian Open Finance provider Fabrick, today announced that they have joined forces to facilitate access to digital assets trading for the end-consumers of Italian traditional banks and fintechs.

05 October 2021

News/crypto

Bitpanda soars to $4.1 billion valuation on $263 million financing round

Vienna-based digital investment platform Bitpanda is now valued at $4.1 billion after a $263 million round led by Valar Ventures.

17 August 2021

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Bitpanda to invest €10 million to build blockchain R&D hub

Vienna-based digital investment platform Bitpanda is to open a blockchain research & development hub, employing 30 full-time developers.

03 August 2021

Company announcement/people

Austrian unicorn Bitpanda recruits ex-Revolut exec

Bitpanda, the European digital investment platform and Austria's first unicorn, has named Irina Nicoleta Scarlat as its first Chief Growth Officer (CGO), effective immediately.

06 July 2021

Company announcement/markets

Bitpanda introduces 24/7 fractional stock trading

Bitpanda, the European investment platform that just recently reached unicorn status at a valuation of $1.2B, has launched a new product called Bitpanda Stocks, which offers investing in fractional shares, with the unique possibility of 24/7 access to investing.

21 April 2021

News/crypto

Austria gets first fintech unicorn as BitPanda closes $170 million Series B

Crypto-broker BitPanda has become Austria's first fintech unicorn after securing $170 million in a Series B round led by Valar Ventures, with participation from the partners of DST Global.

16 March 2021