{ "id": 66505, "date": "2026-03-30T09:19:35", "date_gmt": "2026-03-30T02:19:35", "guid": { "rendered": "https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/bnp-paribas-adds-six-bitcoin-ether-etns-for-retail-clients-in-france\/" }, "modified": "2026-03-30T09:19:35", "modified_gmt": "2026-03-30T02:19:35", "slug": "bnp-paribas-adds-six-bitcoin-ether-etns-for-retail-clients-in-france", "status": "publish", "type": "post", "link": "https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/en_us\/bnp-paribas-adds-six-bitcoin-ether-etns-for-retail-clients-in-france\/", "title": { "rendered": "BNP Paribas adds six Bitcoin, Ether ETNs for retail clients in France" }, "content": { "rendered": "
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French multinational universal bank BNP Paribas is expanding its investment offering to include six crypto-linked exchange-traded notes (ETNs), giving retail clients in France access to Bitcoin and Ether exposure through regulated products.<\/p>\n

The new ETNs, indexed to the price of Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) and Ether (ETH<\/a>), will be available from Monday via standard securities accounts, according<\/a> to the company. The products are open to individual investors, entrepreneurs, private banking clients and users of the bank\u2019s digital platform, Hello bank!. The rollout may later extend to wealth management clients outside France.<\/p>\n

Unlike direct crypto purchases, ETNs allow investors to track the performance of digital assets without holding them. ETNs have credit risk (if the bank fails, you lose money), no tracking error and tax advantages.<\/p>\n

The move builds on the French bank\u2019s broader digital asset efforts. In 2024, BNP Paribas arranged and placed<\/a> Slovenia\u2019s first digital sovereign bond, marking the European Union\u2019s debut issuance of a blockchain-based government bond. <\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>Trading 212 let UK retail trade crypto\u00a0ETNs without FCA approval: FT<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

BNP Paribas join Canton Network<\/h2>\n

In September last year, BNP Paribas and HSBC joined the Canton Foundation<\/a>, which governs the Canton Network, a blockchain focused on institutional finance and real-world asset tokenization. <\/p>\n

Prior to this, BNP Paribas joined Goldman Sachs, Citadel and other major financial players in backing Digital Asset\u2019s $135 million<\/a> funding round. Digital Asset is the firm behind Canton.<\/p>\n

Last month, BNP Paribas Asset Management also launched<\/a> a tokenized share class of a money market fund on the Ethereum blockchain, expanding its push into fund tokenization using public infrastructure. The move builds on an earlier private blockchain issuance in Luxembourg.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>Germany\u2018s central bank president touts stablecoin and CBDC benefits for EU<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Crypto ETN adoption grows in Europe<\/h2>\n

Adoption of crypto-linked ETNs is expanding across Europe, with ING Germany adding new products<\/a> from Bitwise and VanEck to its investment offering. <\/p>\n

Crypto ETNs also returned to the UK retail market in October 2025 after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reversed a ban imposed<\/a> in 2021. <\/p>\n

Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>Bitcoin may take 7 years to upgrade to post-quantum \u2014 BIP-360 co-author<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n