Italy’s biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo SpA said it held $96 million in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds at the end of last year as part of its growing exposure to crypto.
The lender held five spot Bitcoin ETF positions, including $72.6 million in the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF and $23.4 million in the iShares Bitcoin Trust, according to the bank’s 13-F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.