Overview
- ING Germany has enabled trading of crypto exchange-traded products for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana within existing securities accounts.
- Customers must complete a suitability check before placing orders, pay a commission, and cannot withdraw the underlying assets to external wallets.
- The bank’s offering provides regulated price exposure without direct token ownership, using brokerage protections instead of crypto exchange infrastructure.
- Coverage differs on the product issuer, with Coindoo citing Bitwise Europe and 99Bitcoins citing VanEck, and this detail remains unconfirmed by ING in the articles.
- The rollout fits a wider European shift as banks integrate crypto-linked securities, with observers noting ING’s large retail footprint could broaden access.