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Intesa Sanpaolo Bank of Italy Expands Cryptocurrency Exposure

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ME News Report, May 16 (UTC+8), Italy's Unione San Paolo Bank significantly increased its exposure to the cryptocurrency sector in the first quarter of 2026. Its crypto-related assets grew from approximately $100 million in Q4 2025 to about $235 million currently. As of March 31, the bank increased its Bitcoin holdings and made its first purchase of Ethereum through the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust. Additionally, the bank held 712,319 shares of Ripple via the Grayscale XRP Trust (worth about $18 million), while reducing its exposure to Solana. (Source: MLion)
BTC0.26%
ETH0.19%
XRP1.96%
SOL0.7%
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There'sABullMarketInTheGlass.
· 6h ago
The name Banco de São Paulo sounds like a pizza place, pretty aggressive in its approach.
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SushiLatency
· 6h ago
Traditional banks are finally done pretending—$235 million is stepping into the market. This signal is more solid than any research report.
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GateUser-eccf92a1
· 6h ago
From BTC to ETH to XRP, the configuration is becoming more and more like VC.
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GateUser-f49a50d4
· 6h ago
Will we see other major banks follow suit in the next quarter?
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NotYourExitLP
· 6h ago
After Ripple's lawsuit was settled, institutions became bolder.
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GateUser-bf5d0c14
· 6h ago
Buying coins at a bank isn't news; buying this much is.
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GateUser-8e84d799
· 6h ago
Lowering SOL exposure, is it because on-chain is too competitive?
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GaslightGardener
· 6h ago
Data from Q1 2026 shows that their true bottom-fishing happened during the Q4 pullback.
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GateUser-6319729f
· 6h ago
235M isn't a lot for major banks, but the directional significance is maximized.
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