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TradFi giant IG to expand crypto trading across Europe through Bitpanda
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Trading giant IG (IGG), which started offering cryptocurrency trading in the U.K. a year ago, said it plans to expand the service across Europe, without giving a time scale.
Key facts
- The company reported revenue of 331.2 million pounds ($445 million) for the first quarter of 2026 this week, of which spot crypto contributed 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million)
- Trading giant IG (IGG), which started offering cryptocurrency trading in the U.K. a year ago, said it plans to expand the service across Europe, without giving a time scale
- The European division of the London-listed investment platform will use crypto exchange Bitpanda's infrastructure, including liquidity, trading connectivity and market data, to provide digital asset
- Bitpanda is primarily licensed in Austria, with headquarters in Vienna
Summary
IG could soon offer its crypto trading across Europe, a year after introducing it in the U.K. IG, which introduced financial spread betting to the U.K. in the 1970s, has 1.3 million clients globally. The European division of the London-listed investment platform will use crypto exchange Bitpanda's infrastructure, including liquidity, trading connectivity and market data, to provide digital asset access to European investors, according to an emailed statement on Thursday. The company reported revenue of 331.2 million pounds ($445 million) for the first quarter of 2026 this week, of which spot crypto contributed 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million).