PANews reported on January 21 that, according to Cointelegraph, Austrian cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda announced an expansion, offering trading services for approximately 10,000 stocks and ETFs, further advancing its "universal exchange" model. Launched on January 29, the service will allow users to trade both traditional financial products and cryptocurrencies within a single application.

Bitpanda charges a flat fee of €1 per stock and ETF transaction, with no additional fees, to streamline the investment process across asset classes. A Bitpanda spokesperson stated that the offering will provide access to “real stocks,” not tokenized stocks, and will be available throughout the European Union.