{"id":220743,"date":"2022-02-21T15:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T15:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=220743"},"modified":"2022-02-21T15:16:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T15:16:50","slug":"bit2me-becomes-spains-first-crypto-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bit2me-becomes-spains-first-crypto-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Bit2Me becomes Spain&#8217;s first crypto exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit2me.com\">Bit2Me<\/a> has become Spain's first recognized crypto exchange after the country's central bank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/02\/18\/2388010\/0\/en\/Largest-Spanish-Crypto-Exchange-Bit2Me-Goes-Global-With-Airdrop-1-Million-Participants-in-72-Hours.html\">approved<\/a> its application.<\/p>\n<p>The central bank approved the company to provide &#8220;services for the exchange of virtual currency for fiat currency and the custody of digital wallets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The approval will allow Bit2Me to offer Spanish banks a white-label service enabling crypto trading on their platforms.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate its approval, the company is conducting an airdrop that will run through March 2.<\/p>\n<h2>Spain and Crypto<\/h2>\n<p>Spain has historically had a favorable stance toward crypto, with banks in the country engaged in various blockchain projects since the early days.<\/p>\n<p>Banco Santander's One Pay FX service was built in <a href=\"https:\/\/ripple.com\/customer-case-study\/santander\/\">partnership<\/a> with Ripple and allows customers to send money across borders instantaneously at a very low cost. The lender has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/spanish-bank-giant-santander-looks-to-blockchain-as-banking-future\">exploring<\/a> the possibility of using the Ethereum blockchain for digital cash.<\/p>\n<p>Santander also announced plans to launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepaypers.com\/cryptocurrencies\/santander-to-offer-blockchain-based-etfs--1252621\">crypto ETF<\/a> in November 2021. Meanwhile, other banks in the country are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banklesstimes.com\/news\/2021\/10\/22\/spanish-banks-prepare-to-offer-crypto-to-customers\/\">also looking to offer<\/a> crypto services.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a favorable view of crypto, the central bank of Spain issued <a href=\"https:\/\/sedeelectronica.bde.es\/sede\/es\/menu\/tramites\/autorizaciones-de-entidades-de-credito-y-otros\/registro-de-proveedores-de-servicios-de-cambio-de-moneda-virtual-por-moneda-fiduciaria-y-de-custodia-de-monederos-electronicos.html\">instructions<\/a> on how companies could register under the regulator to officially offer services related to digital assets in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The application process takes roughly three months and obligates firms to comply with regulatory requirements associated with credit institutions and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Bit2Me is the first and only company to have successfully registered with the central bank.<\/p>\n<h2>Bit2Me's rise<\/h2>\n<p>Bit2Me currently offers crypto services in more than <a href=\"https:\/\/bit2me.com\/global\">100 countries<\/a>, with a total recorded trading volume of $1.25 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The company was founded in 2014 and conducted an ICO, or initial coin offering, in 2021. The ICO sold out within minutes, raising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/02\/18\/2388010\/0\/en\/Largest-Spanish-Crypto-Exchange-Bit2Me-Goes-Global-With-Airdrop-1-Million-Participants-in-72-Hours.html\">$23.7 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company is looking to expand its services and presence further and plans to begin operations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/business\/2022\/01\/21\/why-brazil-is-the-big-latin-american-bet-for-global-crypto-exchanges\/\">Brazil<\/a> in the first quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2021, the company hired Coinbase UK's former CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bit2me.com\/en\/bit2me-hires-zeeshan-feroz-former-ceo-of-coinbase\/\">Zeeshan Feroz<\/a> as a strategic adviser. 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