{"id":542412,"date":"2026-01-16T09:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/kbc-bank-to-launch-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-in-belgium-under-mica\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:53:53","slug":"kbc-bank-to-launch-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-in-belgium-under-mica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/kbc-bank-to-launch-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-in-belgium-under-mica\/","title":{"rendered":"KBC Bank to launch Bitcoin and Ether trading in Belgium under MiCA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KBC<\/p>\n

The lender will offer crypto trading through its Bolero platform as Belgium\u2019s MiCA rules take effect, despite no licenses yet appearing on the ESMA\u2019s register.<\/p>\n

KBC, one of Belgium\u2019s largest banks, is set to roll out Bitcoin and Ether trading to retail investors next month via its own custodial solution and investment platform.<\/p>\n

From Feb. 16, KBC customers will be able to buy and sell crypto assets through the online investment platform Bolero, the bank announced<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will enable self-directed investors in Belgium to invest in cryptocurrencies within a secure and fully regulated environment, a first in Belgium,\u201d KBC said.<\/p>\n

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The lender will offer crypto trading through its Bolero platform as Belgium\u2019s MiCA rules take effect, despite no licenses yet appearing on the ESMA\u2019s register. KBC, one of Belgium\u2019s largest banks, is set to roll out Bitcoin and Ether trading to retail investors next month via its own custodial solution and investment platform. From Feb. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":542413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-542412","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}