Bunq and Kraken Team Up to Bring Crypto Trading to the Masses—Banks Finally Catch Up to 2017

Dutch neobank bunq just cut the red tape—partnering with crypto giant Kraken to let users trade Bitcoin and other digital assets directly from their accounts. No more wallet-hopping or sketchy P2P swaps.

Why this matters: Europe’s finance sector has been dragging its feet on crypto integration. This move pressures legacy banks to either adapt or watch customers defect to fintech hybrids.

The fine print: While bunq touts ’seamless integration,’ traders still face the same old hurdles—volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and Kraken’s occasional outage. But hey, at least they won’t need a separate exchange account.

Closing thought: When traditional banks and crypto exchanges hold hands, it’s not a love story—it’s a survival tactic. Welcome to finance’s awkward phase where everyone pretends they believed in blockchain all along.