bunq Goes Crypto: Europe’s First Neobank with Flexible Staking
Hey Digital Banking Fanatic,
On my last morning in London before flying back to Amsterdam, bunq decided to make some noise on home turf.
The Dutch neobank just became the first in Europe to launch flexible crypto staking, teaming up with Kraken to let users earn up to 10% annually—without the usual lock-up strings attached.
It’s a smart play: bunq research shows 65% of users hesitate on crypto because of market-timing uncertainty.
Now they can stake, earn, and pull out whenever they want. With 20 million customers, bunq is Europe’s biggest challenger bank, but still trails Revolut by a wide margin.
Could this crypto move (plus its U.S. broker-dealer ambitions) help close the gap?
More on that below 👇 , time for me to pack and catch a flight home. ✈️
Cheers,
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