{"id":29285,"date":"2026-05-21T10:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitpanda-powers-ig-europes-next-crypto-expansion\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:42:35","slug":"bitpanda-powers-ig-europes-next-crypto-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitpanda-powers-ig-europes-next-crypto-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitpanda powers IG Europe\u2019s next crypto expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p><strong>IG plans to expand crypto trading across Europe through Bitpanda, as the London-listed trading group grows its digital asset offering beyond the U.K.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_84d17539a12cd92186ceb655c8a400f5\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IG plans to expand crypto trading across Europe using Bitpanda\u2019s liquidity, trading connectivity, and market data.<\/li>\n<li>IG reported \u00a3331.2 million in Q1 2026 revenue, with spot crypto contributing \u00a32.4 million.<\/li>\n<li>Bitpanda holds MiCA licenses in Germany and Malta, supporting crypto services across the EU.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>IG\u2019s European division will use Bitpanda\u2019s infrastructure to offer digital asset access to investors in Europe, CoinDesk <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/business\/2026\/05\/20\/tradfi-giant-ig-to-expand-crypto-trading-across-europe-through-bitpanda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reported<\/a>, citing an emailed statement. The setup will include liquidity, trading connectivity, and market data from Bitpanda.<\/p>\n<p>The company did not give a timeline for the wider European rollout. The move follows IG\u2019s launch of crypto trading for U.K. retail customers last year, giving the group a base to expand similar services into the European market.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bitpanda provides liquidity and market data<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bitpanda will support IG\u2019s European crypto expansion through its exchange infrastructure. Bitpanda\u2019s role will cover core services needed to provide crypto access, including liquidity and trading connections.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IG EXPANDS EUROPEAN CRYPTO TRADING VIA BITPANDA<\/p>\n<p>London listed broker utilizes MiCA compliant infrastructure to broaden digital asset access for European clients<\/p>\n<p>&gt; CoinDesk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 REF (@The_Ref_io) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Ref_io\/status\/2057387416210796832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bitpanda is based in Vienna and holds licenses under the European Union\u2019s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation in Germany and Malta. Those licenses allow the exchange to offer crypto services across the bloc under MiCA\u2019s passporting framework.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, IG is one of Europe\u2019s best-known retail trading platforms. The company introduced financial spread betting to the U.K. in the early 1970s and now gives clients access to equities, foreign exchange, commodities, and derivatives markets.<\/p>\n<p>The company has 1.3 million clients globally. That existing user base gives IG a large audience for crypto trading as more traditional platforms add digital asset access.<\/p>\n<p>IG also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iggroup.com\/~\/media\/Files\/I\/IG-Group\/documents\/investors\/financial-results\/results-reports-and-presentations\/2026\/igg-agm-trading-update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reported<\/a> \u00a3331.2 million, or about $445 million, in revenue for the first quarter of 2026. Spot crypto contributed \u00a32.4 million, or about $3.2 million, showing that crypto remains a small but active part of the group\u2019s trading business.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>European crypto push follows earlier deals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>IG has already been expanding its crypto footprint through other deals. Related coverage said IG agreed to acquire 70% of Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve for A$109.6 million, with the full deal valuing the exchange at A$178 million.<\/p>\n<p>The company also sold Small Exchange to Kraken. Related coverage said Kraken acquired the CFTC-regulated derivatives platform from IG Group for $100 million, giving Kraken a stronger base for regulated U.S. derivatives trading.<\/p>\n<p>Bitpanda has also been growing under Europe\u2019s new regulatory structure. Related coverage said Bitpanda\u2019s 2025 revenue rose 16% to \u20ac371 million, while users reached 7.4 million and its MiCA licensing went live.<\/p>\n<p>The IG-Bitpanda deal now ties these two trends together. IG wants to expand crypto trading for European investors, while Bitpanda is positioning its infrastructure for brokers and financial firms that want regulated digital asset access.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IG plans to expand crypto trading across Europe through Bitpanda, as the London-listed trading group grows its digital asset offering beyond the U.K. Summary IG plans to expand crypto trading&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29286,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29285\/revisions\/29286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}