Spanish bank Bankinter joins BBVA and Tether with stake in crypto exchange Bit2Me
Spanish banking giant Bankinter has taken a minority stake in crypto exchange Bit2Me, joining a 30 million euro ($33 million) funding round involving Tether in August 2025. The investment adds another traditional bank to Bit2Me’s growing list of backers, which already includes major local financial institutions including BBVA, Unicaja and Cecabank. Bit2Me, headquartered in Madrid, is among the first firms registered under the EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, allowing it to operate ac ...