Intesa Sanpaolo’s Crypto Portfolio Hits $235M as Italy’s Biggest Bank Goes Deeper Into Digital Assets

Intesa Sanpaolo’s Crypto Portfolio Hits $235M as Italy’s Biggest Bank Goes Deeper Into Digital Assets

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest bank, more than doubled its crypto exposure in the first quarter of 2026, with holdings climbing from approximately $100 million at the end of 2025 to around $235 million as of March 31. The growth was driven by expanded Bitcoin positions, with the bank adding to positions in both the ARK 21Shares BTC ETF and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. It also entered Ethereum for the first time through BlackRock’s iS…

Intesa Sanpaolo Doubles Crypto Holdings to $235M in Q1 2026

Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, more than doubles crypto portfolio to $235M, adds Ethereum and XRP, while cutting Solana exposure. (Read More)

Italy’s Biggest Bank Deepens Crypto Push as Portfolio Reaches $235M

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest bank, significantly expanded its exposure to crypto assets in the first quarter of 2026, more than doubling its holdings to about $235 million as of March 31 from roughly $100 million at the end of...

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Crypto Confidence Surges As Italy's Largest Bank Doubles Holdings In Q1

Ripple recently announced it would offer custody services to Intesa Sanpaolo — a deal that raised eyebrows when the Italian bank’s first-quarter filings showed it had quietly bought about $26 million worth of crypto through the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF in the same period. A Shift Toward Blue-Chip Crypto Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s biggest bank, grew its crypto holdings from roughly $100 million at the end of 2025 to around $235 million by March 31, …