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Bitpanda, founded in 2014 in Vienna, is a leading European crypto trading platform with over 7 million users and more than 3,200 assets including cryptocurrencies, precious metals, stocks, commodities, and ETFs. It aims to make digital asset investing accessible and regulated for retail investors. B...
Bitpanda, established in 2014 in Vienna, has grown into one of Europe’s premier crypto trading platforms, boasting over 7 million users and offering more than 3,200 assets including cryptocurrencies, precious metals, stocks, commodities, and ETFs. The company prides itself on making digital asset investing accessible and regulated for retail investors.
Bitpanda Technology Solutions (BTS) offers an infrastructure-as-a-service platform that enables banks, fintechs, and crypto firms to provide asset trading seamlessly and compliantly. Their notable partners include Deutsche Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, N26, and RAKBANK, spanning Europe and the Middle East.
Currently active across Europe and the Middle East, Bitpanda is expanding globally with a nuanced approach to regional compliance and market dynamics. Brazil represents a critical next step, with a dedicated local team and advanced partnership discussions underway, emphasizing a responsible and compliant market entry.
Looking ahead, Bitpanda’s CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad forecasts increasing institutional adoption and regulatory clarity in the short term, with tokenized real-world assets, stablecoins, and DeFi/CeDeFi applications becoming fundamental to finance over time. Success in crypto integration hinges on speed, trust, and strategic partnerships.
The company recently launched Vision, a Web3 token designed to foster a practical, accessible, and regulated onchain economy by linking real-world assets, staking, and loyalty rewards. Although a Brazil launch date for the Bitpanda DeFi Wallet isn’t set, the market’s strong interest in non-custodial solutions places it high on the agenda.
The Bitpanda name combines a nod to the digital (“bit”) with an approachable animal (“panda”), chosen simply because it resonated well and was available. CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad will share more insights at Blockchain Rio, spotlighting Bitpanda’s vision as a powerful force in the evolving crypto landscape.