Spot ETH trading and custody for retail clients (Bolero)

From the week of 16 February 2026 retail investors on Bolero, KBC's online investment platform, can buy and sell bitcoin and ETH, the first Belgian bank to offer this, under the EU's MiCA regulation. KBC keeps the coins in its own custody, and the service is closed: clients cannot move coins in from other platforms or out to them. KBC and Crypto Finance, part of Deutsche Börse Group, said on 16 February 2026 that the service was launching, with Crypto Finance as the trading counterparty. This is trading and custody of ETH itself, not tokenization. Also: KBC and Crypto Finance, release of 16 February 2026.