Belgiens zweitgrößte Bank KBC startet ab dem 16. Februar 2026 den Kryptohandel

**Summary:**

KBC Bank, Belgium’s second-largest bank, will become the first Belgian bank to offer direct Bitcoin and Ether trading to retail customers starting February 16, 2026, through its online investment platform Bolero. This follows the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which Belgium implemented in January 2026.
The bank joins over 60 European banks now offering crypto services.

Key Points:

* Customers can only buy and sell crypto within the platform—no external transfers allowed
* The bank provides custody, eliminating the need for customers to manage private keys
* Users must pass a knowledge test and complete KYC procedures before trading
* Bolero operates on an execution-only basis
* KBC submitted full CASP (Crypto-Asset Service Provider) notification under MiCA

Little by little 💪

So does this mean (I feel stupid asking but always assumed when Banks ‘adopt’ it’s more for investment accounts will include crypto in their portfolio.

The bank will basically act as an exchange within their own platform (say their banking app) – maybe not even your own wallet would they own your crypto and basically lend it like some share companies?

You can buy BTC sell the BTC but you can’t send it elsewhere or receive any BTC from another wallet