ING Germany now lets retail clients trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP crypto ETPs via securities accounts, partnering with 21Shares, VanEck and others.
Summary
- ING Deutschland launched crypto ETP trading for retail investors via its securities accounts platform.
- Clients can buy physically backed ETPs tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and crypto index products without managing wallets or private keys.
- ING partners with issuers like 21Shares, VanEck, Bitwise, iShares and WisdomTree, using regulated venues such as Xetra to align with MiCA-era rules.
ING Deutschland, one of Germany’s largest retail brokerage firms, has launched cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP) trading services for individual investors, the company announced.
The financial institution now allows individual customers to buy and sell cryptocurrency ETPs through their securities accounts, according to the official announcement.
The service enables customers to invest in ETPs that track indices for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP (XRP), the bank stated.
ING Deutschland has made available Bitcoin ETPs, as well as Ethereum, Solana (including staking-enabled variants), and crypto index ETPs to its customer base.
ING establishes new crypto related partnerships
The bank has established partnerships with 21Shares, VanEck, Bitwise, iShares (BlackRock), and WisdomTree to offer the cryptocurrency ETN products, according to the announcement.
ING Deutschland, also known as ING-DiBa, ranks among Germany’s largest financial institutions by retail brokerage operations.
