For the first time, over one million Dutch investors—and more than three million across Europe—can now directly invest in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP through DEGIRO, the Netherlands’ largest investment platform. No separate app, no crypto wallet, no hassle. This marks a significant step as the line between traditional investing and cryptocurrency continues to blur.
Crypto Now in the Stock Investor’s Portfolio #
Until recently, stocks and crypto existed in two separate worlds. Investors using DEGIRO for ETFs, index funds, or tech stocks typically avoided crypto, viewing it as too technical, too risky, and too much hassle with wallets and verifications.
That is now changing. With the introduction of crypto on DEGIRO, Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin, and other major coins are now available through the same platform as your stock portfolio. No new accounts, no crypto jargon—just click and add it to your investment strategy.
The Gap is Narrowing #
This move puts crypto directly into the hands of millions of European investors. These are investors who may have been interested before but never took the leap to a separate crypto exchange.
By placing crypto alongside stocks, DEGIRO presents it as what it has become in the eyes of many investors: a serious asset class. And this could be a tipping point.
What This Means for the Crypto Market #
The accessibility of crypto through established platforms like DEGIRO could lead to a new influx of investors. Not the hype-driven speculators, but the diversified, long-term investor—the very group that has been largely absent from the crypto market until now.
And when even the traditional investor starts including Bitcoin in their retirement portfolio, where does the line end?