Belgium's financial landscape just shifted: KBC, the country's second-largest bank, is gearing up to let customers trade Bitcoin and Ether starting mid-February 2026. The rollout happens through Bolero, KBC's retail-focused online investment platform, opening these digital assets to mainstream investors who've been sidelined from the crypto markets. This move signals growing institutional comfort with Bitcoin and Ether as legitimate investment vehicles in traditional banking channels. Retail participation typically follows infrastructure readiness—and when established banks like KBC open the gates, it usually means the groundwork's been laid and regulatory clarity's settling in. Worth watching as a bellwether for European banking's crypto integration.