Openbank, the fully digital bank owned by Grupo Santander, has launched cryptocurrency trading services for its customers in Germany. Starting today, clients can buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Polygon, and Cardano alongside their traditional investments, all within the bank’s platform without moving funds to external exchanges.

The service offers competitive transaction fees of 1.49% per trade (minimum €1) and no custody charges, backed by the security and investor protections of Europe’s MiCA regulation. Openbank plans to introduce these features in Spain within weeks and gradually expand its crypto portfolio while adding tools like crypto-to-crypto conversions.

This move marks a significant step in strengthening Openbank’s investment ecosystem, which already includes robo-advisors, thousands of funds, ETFs, and AI-powered brokerage services. Coty de Monteverde, Head of Crypto at Grupo Santander, highlighted that the expansion responds to rising customer demand and further diversifies the bank’s range of digital investment solutions.

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Crypto investment products are gaining momentum as regulators give the green light to two new altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this week. The REX-Osprey XRP ETF, trading under the ticker XRPR, will provide spot exposure to XRP, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency. Approved under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund is set to begin trading Friday, following the SEC’s 75-day review window.

A Dogecoin ETF will join shortly after. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas confirmed that the REX-Osprey Dogecoin ETF (DOJE) is scheduled to launch Thursday. This marks the first memecoin ETF in the U.S., adding to REX-Osprey’s growing lineup, which already includes a Solana staking ETF and a pending BNB staking ETF filing.

The wave of crypto ETFs is expanding rapidly. Over 90 products await SEC approval, including Canary Capital’s Litecoin ETF and Bitwise’s proposed Avalanche ETF. Analysts say these launches signal growing institutional appetite for altcoins, following the path carved by Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.

Bitcoin Price closed last week at $115,390, briefly breaching the $115,500 resistance level as it pushed into the weekend, only to dip back down and close the week out just below it. Last week produced a strong green candle for the bulls, maintaining upward momentum into this week.  The U.S. Producer Price Index came in well below expectations on Wednesday morning last week, giving market bulls hope for the impending rate cut decision by the Federal Reserve.  U.S. inflation data the following morning was lukewarm, however, as it registered at 2.9%, as expected, but higher than the previous month’s reading of 2.7%. The Federal Reserve will have its work cut out for it this week…

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ZBD, Bitcoin payments gaming company, has integrated Bitcoin rewards into Idle Bank, a game title from TapNation with over 12 million downloads. TapNation is one of the world’s leading mobile game publishers with over 1 billion total downloads. The announcement comes weeks after ZBD launched what is possibly the first mobile app on Apple phones with bitcoin rewards.

ZBD, a Bitcoin payments company launched in 2019, was founded by Simon Cowell, Andre Neves, and Christian Moss to address payment issues in the gaming industry using Bitcoin. Ben Cousens, a former venture capitalist and Bitcoiner, joined as an investor after being introduced to the founders, drawn in by their vision….

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PayPal has announced a major expansion of its peer-to-peer service, adding cryptocurrency transfers to its payment ecosystem. U.S. users will soon be able to send bitcoin, ether, PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, and other digital assets across PayPal, Venmo, and compatible crypto wallets worldwide. This marks a significant step in integrating digital currencies into everyday payment flows.

Alongside this rollout, the company unveiled “PayPal Links,” a tool that generates one-time personalized payment links. These links can be easily shared via text, chat, or email, making it simpler for friends and family to send or request money directly within conversations. Importantly, personal transfers — including gifts, reimbursements, and shared expenses — will remain exempt from IRS 1099-K tax reporting, even if crypto is used in the transaction.

The initiative builds on “PayPal World,” a new effort to connect leading digital wallets and payment systems globally. With peer-to-peer payment volumes rising 10% year-over-year in the second quarter, PayPal is doubling down on digital assets as a growth driver, signaling broader ambitions to expand crypto payments for U.S. merchants and beyond.

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