PANews reported on January 14 that, according to CoinDesk, Spanish bank Bankinter has acquired a minority stake in local cryptocurrency exchange Bit2Me, participating in the exchange's €30 million funding round to be completed in August 2025. This round also included stablecoin issuer Tether.

Bankinter's move joins Bit2Me's growing group of bank shareholders, following support from major financial institutions such as Spain's BBVA, Unicaja, and Cecabank. Headquartered in Madrid, Bit2Me was one of the first companies to register under the EU's Crypto Asset Markets Regulation (MiCA), allowing it to operate throughout the EU.