ING Germany, the retail banking arm of Dutch multinational ING Group, is expanding access to crypto investments through new partnerships with U.S. asset managers Bitwise and VanEck.
Under the expansion, the German bank is introducing crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) from Bitwise and crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) from VanEck, the companies announced separately on Monday.
These additions join ING’s existing lineup of crypto investment products from 21Shares, WisdomTree, and BlackRock’s iShares.
The rollout comes amid a challenging market environment, with Bitcoin down around 10% year to date, highlighting continued adoption by traditional financial institutions despite ongoing market volatility.
New offerings span Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP
Beginning in February, ING Germany customers will be able to trade Bitwise crypto ETPs with minimum order sizes of 1,000 euros ($1,180) without execution fees. Smaller orders will incur a commission of 4.60 euros, according to Bitwise.
“The products can also be used for savings plans without execution fees,” Bitwise said, adding that the partnership reflects both companies’ long-term commitment to digital assets.
While the promotion applies to Bitwise’s full product lineup on Deutsche Börse Group’s Xetra platform, it highlights three flagship offerings: the Bitwise Core Bitcoin ETP (BTC1), Bitwise MSCI Digital Assets Select 20 ETP (DA20), and the Bitwise Physical Ethereum ETP (ZETH).
ING’s lineup of VanEck crypto ETNs includes 10 products linked to Bitcoin, Ether, Algorand, Avalanche, Chainlink, Polkadot, Polygon, and Solana, along with two basket-based ETNs.
ETPs broadly refer to securities that track underlying assets, while ETNs are a specific subset of ETPs structured as unsecured debt instruments. Like exchange-traded funds (ETFs), ETPs hold the underlying assets, whereas ETNs do not, instead offering returns tied to an index.
Globally, crypto ETPs have faced a challenging start to 2026, with $3.43 billion in outflows over the past two weeks and $1 billion in net outflows year-to-date, according to CoinShares. Following the recent sell-off, Bitcoin ETFs rebounded on Monday, recording $562 million in inflows, according to SoSoValue.
