Bitpanda aims to entice crypto investors to TradFi by adding commodities

Bitpanda aims to entice crypto investors to TradFi by adding commodities

The exchange now allows crypto investors access to traditional investments such as natural resource commodities like precious metals. The Vienna-based fintech unicorn Bitpanda is harkening back to the ways of traditional finance (TradFi) through new offerings on its exchange platform.By adding commodities to its list of available investment options, Bitpanda aims to provide its users to benefit from short-term price fluctuations in more traditional instruments, such as oil, natural gas and wheat.Bitpanda CEO Eric Demuth told Cointelegraph that due to investor demand, the line between....


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