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Bitpanda to invest €10 million to build blockchain R&D hub

Vienna-based digital investment platform Bitpanda is to open a blockchain research & development hub, employing 30 full-time developers.

03 August 2021

Company announcement/people

Austrian unicorn Bitpanda recruits ex-Revolut exec

Bitpanda, the European digital investment platform and Austria's first unicorn, has named Irina Nicoleta Scarlat as its first Chief Growth Officer (CGO), effective immediately.

06 July 2021

Company announcement/markets

Bitpanda introduces 24/7 fractional stock trading

Bitpanda, the European investment platform that just recently reached unicorn status at a valuation of $1.2B, has launched a new product called Bitpanda Stocks, which offers investing in fractional shares, with the unique possibility of 24/7 access to investing.

21 April 2021

News/crypto

Austria gets first fintech unicorn as BitPanda closes $170 million Series B

Crypto-broker BitPanda has become Austria's first fintech unicorn after securing $170 million in a Series B round led by Valar Ventures, with participation from the partners of DST Global.

16 March 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bitpanda and Contis launch multi-asset debit card

A new Visa debit card from European neobroker Bitpanda launched this week. Combining Contis’ unique “zero-balance” Buffer technology with Bitpanda’s European-wide, multi-service platform has created one of the most powerful multi-asset propositions available – the Bitpanda Card.

02 March 2021

News/crypto

Bitpanda to issue multi-asset debit card

Crypto-broker Bitpanda is taking pre-orders for a new Visa debit card that combines all assets like cryptocurrencies, fiat and precious metals into one card in real time.

20 January 2021

News/crypto

Bitpanda to create 300 jobs at Polish tech hub

Austrian-based cryptocurrency investment platform Bitpanda is committing €10 million to a technology and innovation hub in Poland that will employ 300 people.

17 December 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Blockpit and Bitpanda join forces to provide legal security for crypto trades

From now on, users of Bitpanda, the Vienna based trading platform for digital assets, can access Blockpit's legally compliant and audited proof of origin.

29 October 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Bitpanda tests blockchain interoperability on RBI coin from Raiffeisen

Bitpanda, the leading investment platform, with their blockchain-interoperability project Pantos, today announces a partnership with Raiffeisen Bank International to implement their technology on RBI Coin, an e-money solution.

22 October 2020

News/crypto

Thiel leads $52 million round in Austrian digital asset venture BitPanda

Crypto-trading firm BitPanda has raised $52 million in its first funding round, led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures.

29 September 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Bitpanda launches in Spain

Bitpanda, the leading European digital investment platform, officially arrives in Spain.

09 June 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Speedinvest leads funding round in Bitpanda

Bitpanda, a leading European digital investment platform announces international expansion plans as part of its first institutional investment led by Speedinvest.

08 April 2020