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Italy\'s largest bank triples staked ether ETF holdings, cuts IBIT
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo tripled its holdings of the iShares Staking Ethereum Trust ETF in the second quarter and reduced its exposure to some bitcoin ETFs. As of June 30, it held 349,600 shares of ETHB valued at $7.1 million, up from 116,200 shares worth $3.15 million at end-March. Its IBIT holding fell about 94 percent, while ARKB slipped about 4 percent.
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Institutional bitcoin holdings fall 17% in Q1, banks quadruple from year ago
Institutional investors\' bitcoin holdings via U.S. spot exchange-traded funds fell sharply in the first quarter of 2026, according to a CoinShares analysis of 13F filings cited by CoinPost. Holdings dropped 17% to 261,000 BTC from 313,000 BTC, while assets under management fell 35% to $17.8 billion. Hedge funds and broker-dealers drove most selling. Banks were net buyers, lifting holdings to 15,200 BTC, up 339% from a year earlier.
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Euro stablecoin project Kibalis adds 25 banks ahead of launch
European banking consortium Kibalis has secured 25 additional banks across 15 countries, raising participating institutions to 37. It plans to launch a regulated euro stablecoin aligned with the European Union crypto regulatory framework MiCA in the second half of 2026, Cointelegraph reported. New members include ABN AMRO, Rabobank, Nordea and Intesa Sanpaolo. Spain had the most additions with five banks, while several other countries added two each.
