Bank · Spain
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. · LEI K8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71 · bbva.com (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
3/3 status dimensions verified · 2 initiatives · last verified 2026-10-24
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | 35 | Live — commercial, within explicit scope · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | 15 | Notified (MiCA Art. 60) · initiative |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 20 | Live — commercial, within explicit scope · initiative |
| Product breadth | 15 | 10 | 2 product categories with a verified status: Stablecoin issuance, Custody & trading |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2026-05-20 |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (2)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Stablecoin issuance · EU / EEA
Qivalis: bank-consortium MiCA euro stablecoin
- regulatory
- Unknown
- technical
- Developing / partnership established2025-12-02
- commercial
- Announced / exploring2026-05-19
A consortium of European banks formed Qivalis, an Amsterdam-based company seeking DNB authorisation as an e-money institution to issue a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin, planned for the second half of 2026; membership grew from nine founders (Sep 2025) to 37 banks (May 2026).
Scope: Founding members (Sep–Dec 2025) plus members named in the May 2026 expansion that we track; the consortium reports 37 members in total.
In tracker · last verified 2026-10-24
Custody & trading · Spain
Bitcoin and ether trading and custody in the BBVA app (Spain)
- regulatory
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60)2025-03-05
- technical
- Live — commercial, within explicit scope2025-07-04
- commercial
- Live — commercial, within explicit scope2025-07-04
BBVA notified the CNMV under MiCA Article 60 and made bitcoin and ether trading and custody available to all adult retail customers in Spain in July 2025.
Scope: Spain retail; customer-initiated, no investment advice.
In tracker · last verified 2026-10-22
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60) Bitcoin and ether trading and custody in the BBVA app (Spain)
CNMV (Spain), ESMA · 5 Mar 2025
PrimaryESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: BBVA) (opens source in new tab)
Partners & providers
From tracker records and verified item text only. “Co-named” means both appear in the same source — open it for context. Full map
- consortium:qivalis · named role (tracker) · consortium member
Qivalis: bank-consortium MiCA euro stablecoin — UniCredit (opens source in new tab)
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
- 2026-10-22Primary record · European Securities and Markets AuthorityESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: BBVA) (opens source in new tab)
Markets (from stated target markets): European Union / EEA
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2026-05-20 · Status
Scope change: 25 more banks join (37 in total), incl. Erste Group, Intesa Sanpaolo, Nordea and Piraeus (status unchanged).
2025-12-02 · Status
Qivalis incorporated in Amsterdam; BNP Paribas joined on 1 Dec 2025.
2025-09-25 · Status
Nine banks announce a MiCAR-compliant euro stablecoin, expected to be first issued in 2H 2026.
2025-07-04 · Status
Available to all adult retail customers in Spain.
2025-03-05 · Status
Article 60 notification recorded by ESMA.
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