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If I buy gold today, what exactly do I actually own tomorrow? 🤔 Two investors can follow the same gold price and see the same performance 📈 , yet only one may own the underlying metal. Our latest article explores why that distinction matters: ⛓️ https://lnkd.in/d-V4buZd

Our Senior Director & Global Head of Digital Assets & Trading Markus Strauch knows complex finance inside out. Yesterday at the Female Future Meet-Up in Zurich, his message was much simpler: you don't need to be a financial analyst to start building wealth. Too often, people wait because they feel they need to understand everything perfectly before taking a first step. Instead, investing stays on the mental to-do list, pushed to a later moment that rarely feels right. Markus spoke about taking pressure out of the topic. Start with the basics, understand your goals, build knowledge over time and take manageable steps. For everyone who couldn't join us in Zurich, we've published a practical 5-step guest article with Female Future Festival on how to move from overthinking to getting started. The first step toward financial self-determination is often smaller than you think. Read the full article here (GER) : https://lnkd.in/dNjKACKE

With SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic all gearing up for historic IPOs, the natural instinct for many is to scramble for shares on day one 📈 However, thanks to Nasdaq’s new "Fast Entry" rules implemented this month, mega-caps can now thrust straight into major indices just 15 days after going public. This shows: you don't necessarily need to chase the day-one hype cycle or fight institutional hedge funds for liquidity. If you hold a broad index ETF, Wall Street's automated machinery will handle the asset rebalancing for you. 👉 Read how Wall Street's new rules change the game for your ETF portfolio: https://lnkd.in/drCbVRpG

Best of luck to our partner and record cup winner FC Bayern München as they prepare for their 25th DFB-Pokal final tomorrow. In the meantime, we were proudly represented at the #BILD100 Sport event in Berlin alongside our exclusive partner Axel Springer. To a great season, strong partnerships, and the excitement ahead of a massive final in the capital of Germany! ⚽ 🔴 ⚪ Foto-Credit: BILD

16 years ago, 10,000 Bitcoin bought two pizzas. As of this morning, those same 10,000 BTC are worth over €667 million. 💸 Today, the story is less about the price tag and more about how much the market around Bitcoin has evolved. What started as an experiment among early adopters is now part of serious conversations across banks, asset managers and regulators. The industry has steadily become more professional, better regulated and closely connected to the broader financial system. For us at Bitpanda, this evolution also comes with greater responsibility. The focus today is on building reliable infrastructure, improving access and enabling people to engage with digital assets within a clear regulatory framework. Bitcoin Pizza Day remains a great piece of internet history, and a reminder of the work still ahead as digital assets continue to move into the financial mainstream.

According to the IMF’s April 2026 World Economic Outlook, the Global GDP Growth Forecast is projected to slow to 3.1% for the full year of 2026. 🌐 However, the stock markets have been climbing in the past weeks, with the S&P 500 reaching record highs just very recently. This shows: if your money sits idle, it will lose value. Time to put it to work. Whether it's broad ETFs, tech leaders, or diversifying into crypto and commodities, active participation is the key to outpacing inflation. 👉 Read why an all-time high should not keep you from making the first step: https://lnkd.in/dFF9BsqK

Excellence isn’t claimed. It’s earned. 🏆 This week, the world watches the semi-final second legs in European football. We’ll be watching too – with a different perspective. Three of the four teams still competing share one thing in common: They’re Bitpanda partners. FC Bayern München. Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal Football Club. Not by chance. Because we don’t just partner with clubs. We partner with teams that define what it means to perform at the highest level – under pressure, consistently, when it matters most. Different arenas. Same mindset. Good luck to our partners. See you in the final. ⚽

Incredible day at the Female Future Festival in Bregenz 🇦🇹 Our VP Finance & Tax, Barbara Edelmann, joined the main stage for an interview and hosted two masterclasses on personal wealth building and strategic investing. What really struck us was not just the turnout, but the depth of the questions. We saw a strong interest in concrete strategies and practical tools to move from saving to becoming a confident investor. It became very clear that financial independence is no longer a niche conversation. We are seeing a growing number of women ready to shape their financial future on their own terms. We are ready when you are: We provide the tools and the knowledge to make financial freedom accessible to everyone, regardless of their starting point. Thank you, Bregenz, for the energy and the conversations. Let’s keep building. 🚀

That’s a wrap on Paris Blockchain Week 2026! 🇨🇵 From the stages at the Carrousel du Louvre to hosting the industry’s top movers, Bitpanda is at the forefront of innovation, building the infrastructure that connects traditional capital with the digital future. Check out the highlights 👇🎬

Trading crypto in Europe still comes with trade-offs. 🤔 ➡️ Liquidity is fragmented. ➡️ Capital gets split. ➡️ Execution depends on where you trade. 🧬 With Fusion, we’re changing that: ✅ Connecting to 12 global trading venues, ✅ Offering access to 2,000+ trading pairs, ✅ Fusion brings liquidity, tools and capital into one place, without the usual complexity. Built for traders who care about execution. A step toward more integrated trading infrastructure in Europe. 🌍 ➡️ Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dfeKetKv