Quick Facts / Company Snapshot
| Metric | Value |
| Registered Name | Bitcoin Group SE |
| Stock Exchange Abbreviation | ADE |
| Primary Stock Exchange | Düsseldorf Stock Exchange |
| Secondary Stock Market Trading | Frankfurt, Xetra, Munich, Stuttgart, Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, Tradegate |
| Designated Sponsor | BankM AG, Frankfurt |
| Number of Issued Shares | 5.00 million no-par value bearer shares |
| Anchor Shareholder Holding (>25%) | Priority AG |
| Free Float of Share Capital | More than 50.00% |
| Total Registered Customers (2024) | 1.07 million |
| Total Registered Customers (2023) | 1.05 million |
| Total Revenue (2024) | EUR 9.37 million |
| Total Revenue (2023) | EUR 7.75 million |
| EBITDA (2024) | EUR 1.79 million |
| EBITDA (2023) | EUR -1.79 million |
| Earnings After Taxes / Net Profit (2024) | EUR 1.79 million |
| Earnings After Taxes / Net Profit (2023) | EUR 1.94 million |
| Earnings Per Share (2024) | EUR 0.36 |
| Total Intangible Crypto Assets (2024) | EUR 366.00 million |
| Group Equity Ratio (2024) | 72.30% |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents (2024) | EUR 12.19 million |
Company Overview
Bitcoin Group SE operates as a highly specialized investment holding and consulting enterprise, focusing deliberately on innovative business models and technologies within the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. The enterprise operates at the intersection of traditional European banking and decentralized digital asset ecosystems, acting as an institutional bridge for retail and corporate participants. By acquiring, managing, and guiding strategic investments, the firm is fundamentally structured to capture the exponential growth and increasing regulatory maturity of the global digital asset economy.
A central pillar of the enterprise’s operational capacity is its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, which runs a dominant peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform. The holding entity assumes strategic leadership, steering, and coordination responsibilities, ensuring that its operational arms maintain the highest possible compliance and security standards within the strict German regulatory environment.
The enterprise’s financial architecture is heavily influenced by its proprietary treasury holdings of digital assets. Acting as both a market operator and a participant, the corporate balance sheet holds vast reserves of cryptocurrencies, anchoring its valuation to the broader performance of the digital asset class. The transition of the global crypto industry toward institutional acceptance, highlighted by the approval of digital asset spot ETFs and the implementation of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, has positioned the enterprise at a pivotal inflection point for future scalability.
- The total user base across the enterprise’s trading platforms reached 1.07 million registered users by the end of 2024, expanding by approximately 1,250 customers per month.
- The corporate treasury’s own cryptocurrency holdings more than doubled in value, surging by 122.00% to hit EUR 366.00 million by the close of the fiscal year.
Business Segments
Bitcoin Group SE directs its operations through targeted business segments that reflect its dual nature as a technology-driven marketplace operator and a licensed financial services provider.
Cryptocurrency Trading and Brokerage
The Cryptocurrency Trading and Brokerage segment is the absolute core of the enterprise, acting as the primary engine for transaction processing, user acquisition, and revenue generation. This segment facilitates the direct exchange of digital currencies between market participants through a highly secure, regulated peer-to-peer network. Operations within this segment are completely reliant on the underlying transaction volume, with the firm charging a standard commission fee, typically ranging between 0.80% and 1.00% of the total transaction volume. This segment also encompasses the internal management of the firm’s own digital asset holdings, yielding massive non-cash revaluation impacts on the broader corporate balance sheet.
Securities Trading and Financial Services
The Securities Trading and Financial Services segment provides traditional financial intermediation, institutional consulting, and securities trading operations. Utilizing the comprehensive banking licenses held by its core subsidiary, this segment caters to advanced financial requirements that fall outside the standard retail cryptocurrency matching engine. While smaller in scale compared to the core trading platform, this segment provides essential diversification, capturing value from corporate finance advisory, asset structuring, and institutional market participation.
- The Cryptocurrency Trading and Brokerage segment generated EUR 8.95 million in 2024, representing an overwhelming 95.55% of the total consolidated corporate revenue.
- The Securities Trading and Financial Services segment delivered EUR 0.42 million in top-line intake, contributing 4.45% to the total group revenue.
History and Evolution
The evolutionary trajectory of Bitcoin Group SE mirrors the professionalization of the digital asset industry within Europe. The enterprise established its foundational footprint in 2011 with the launch of its primary digital currency marketplace, positioning itself early as a trusted venue for Bitcoin exchange within a skeptical early-market environment. Recognizing that long-term survival in the digital asset space required uncompromising regulatory compliance, the firm actively sought integration with traditional banking frameworks.
In 2014, the enterprise successfully executed the first-time consolidation of its primary operating arm, bringing structured corporate governance to its trading platform. The most definitive structural milestone occurred in 2020, when the holding company aggressively streamlined its architecture by merging its trading marketplace subsidiary directly into its fully-owned banking subsidiary. This masterful consolidation eliminated organizational redundancies, fused banking licenses with technological trading infrastructure, and unified the group’s regulatory compliance operations under one highly efficient corporate umbrella.
Today, the enterprise is navigating another historic shift. Recognizing the limitations of its legacy peer-to-peer matching systems in an era of high-frequency institutional trading, the group is aggressively funding the development of a completely new, scalable, centralized trading platform to run parallel to, and eventually supersede, its current infrastructure.
- Following the strategic corporate merger in 2020, all licensed activities were successfully bundled under a single banking subsidiary, drastically reducing regulatory complexity.
- The total workforce driving this evolution remained highly efficient and stable, consisting of precisely 32 full-time employees throughout both 2023 and 2024.
Products and Services
The enterprise delivers a concentrated portfolio of digital and financial products designed to ensure secure, reliable, and compliant access to the cryptocurrency markets.
Peer-to-Peer Digital Asset Marketplace
The flagship product is the regulated digital currency exchange platform. Functioning as a peer-to-peer marketplace, it directly connects buyers and sellers in a transparent environment. A critical differentiator of this service is its security mechanism: fiat funds remain in the customer’s own bank account, protected by statutory deposit insurance, until the exact moment the purchased cryptocurrencies are paid for and transferred. This model essentially eliminates the counterparty risk associated with depositing massive pools of fiat currency onto unregulated foreign exchanges.
Digital Asset Custody
The enterprise provides institutional-grade custody services for digital assets. Understanding that security is the paramount concern for market participants, the firm employs an aggressive cold-storage strategy. The custody solution ensures that the vast majority of digital tokens are kept entirely offline and protected by distributed access protocols, neutralizing the threat of external network breaches.
Financial Products and Securities Brokerage
Leveraging its banking licenses, the firm offers specialized services connected to financial products and securities trading. This service line provides market participants with structured execution capabilities, acting as a regulated intermediary for complex financial transactions.
- Revenue generated from core cryptocurrency marketplace commission fees accounted for EUR 8.95 million, capturing 95.55% of the firm’s total product monetization.
- Revenue derived from specialized securities trading and financial product services contributed EUR 0.42 million, representing 4.45% of total product revenues.
Brand Portfolio
Bitcoin Group SE utilizes distinct operational brands to target specific market verticals, maintaining clear separation between its retail technology platforms and its institutional banking services.
bitcoin.de
The “bitcoin.de” brand is the most recognizable consumer-facing asset within the portfolio. Established as a pioneer in the European digital asset space, it carries immense brand equity associated with security, reliability, and the prestigious “Made in Germany” operational standard. It serves as the primary retail onboarding funnel, attracting individual investors looking for a safe harbor to trade digital currencies.
futurum bank AG
The “futurum bank” brand acts as the institutional and regulatory core of the enterprise. Operating out of Frankfurt am Main, this brand carries the weight of a fully regulated securities institution. It provides the legal and operational foundation that powers the trading platforms, ensuring that all clearing, custody, and brokerage activities meet the exacting standards of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).
Sineus
The “Sineus” brand represents the group’s strategic foray into extended financial services and specialized consulting. While functioning as a non-consolidated entity, it provides the holding company with a strategic foothold in niche financial management sectors, securing long-term capacity to act within broader wealth management ecosystems.
- The bitcoin.de brand successfully anchored the group’s retail presence, servicing an active base of 1.07 million registered users.
- The futurum bank AG brand managed 100.00% of the group’s consolidated operational revenue flow, acting as the sole economic engine for the holding entity.
Geographical Presence
The enterprise executes a highly concentrated geographic strategy, choosing to centralize its physical operations, regulatory compliance, and technological infrastructure entirely within the borders of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Germany (Domestic Market)
Germany represents the exclusive operational footprint for the enterprise. The corporate holding headquarters are strategically positioned in Herford, managing overarching group coordination, investor relations, and long-term capital allocation. The operational banking and financial services core is located in the financial hub of Frankfurt am Main. By restricting its physical presence to Germany, the firm capitalizes on the highest standards of European regulatory clarity, shielding its clients from the jurisdictional ambiguities that plague offshore cryptocurrency exchanges. All revenue generation is strictly tied to services rendered by domestic entities.
- The German geographic footprint generated 100.00% of the enterprise’s total top-line revenue, equating to EUR 9.37 million in 2024.
- All 32 employees operating the enterprise’s infrastructure are deployed exclusively within the domestic German market.
Profit and Loss
The consolidated statement of comprehensive income for 2024 highlights a robust recovery in core operational profitability, alongside spectacular non-cash gains driven by the revaluation of digital assets.
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (in EUR Millions)
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 |
| Revenue | 9.37 | 7.75 |
| Other Operating Income | 0.32 | 0.41 |
| Other Operating Expenses | -4.32 | -6.34 |
| Cost of Materials | -0.30 | -0.52 |
| Staff Costs | -3.24 | -3.08 |
| EBITDA | 1.79 | -1.79 |
| Amortization and Write-downs | -0.25 | -0.45 |
| Reversal of Impairment Losses | 1.05 | 3.63 |
| EBIT | 2.58 | 1.39 |
| Other Financial Income | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| Other Financial Expenses | -0.03 | -0.03 |
| Earnings Before Income Taxes | 2.63 | 1.50 |
| Income Taxes | -0.84 | 0.50 |
| Income and Expenses from Deferred Taxes | 0.00 | -0.07 |
| Profit or Loss (Net Profit) | 1.79 | 1.94 |
| Other Comprehensive Income | 138.99 | 63.12 |
| Total Comprehensive Income | 140.78 | 65.05 |
- Total consolidated revenue experienced an aggressive expansion, growing to EUR 9.37 million, primarily fueled by heightened trading volumes on the digital marketplace.
- Operational efficiency improved drastically, with other operating expenses plummeting from EUR 6.34 million down to EUR 4.32 million, effectively pushing EBITDA back into positive territory at EUR 1.79 million.
Balance Sheet
The corporate balance sheet represents a fortress of liquidity and asset value, characterized by massive reserves of intangible digital assets, a complete absence of structural bank debt, and an immense equity cushion.
Consolidated Balance Sheet (in EUR Millions)
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 |
| Property, Plant and Equipment | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Goodwill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Intangible Assets (Other) | 0.78 | 0.84 |
| Intangible Assets (Cryptocurrencies) | 366.00 | 164.80 |
| Right-of-use Assets | 0.42 | 0.41 |
| Deferred Tax Assets | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Non-current Financial Assets | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Total Non-current Assets | 371.34 | 170.19 |
| Trade Receivables | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| Other Current Financial Assets | 0.39 | 0.03 |
| Other Non-financial Current Assets | 0.28 | 0.27 |
| Income Tax Assets | 0.24 | 2.52 |
| Assets Held for Sale | 0.42 | 0.38 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 12.19 | 11.06 |
| Total Current Assets | 13.54 | 14.37 |
| Total Assets | 384.88 | 184.57 |
| Equity and Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 |
| Issued Capital | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Cumulative Retained Earnings | 33.93 | 32.63 |
| Other Comprehensive Income | 239.27 | 100.28 |
| Total Equity | 278.20 | 137.91 |
| Non-current Leasing Liabilities | 0.33 | 0.31 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 102.99 | 43.43 |
| Total Non-current Liabilities | 103.32 | 43.74 |
| Trade Payables and Other Current Liabilities | 0.45 | 0.22 |
| Current Leasing Liabilities | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Other Current Financial Liabilities | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Other Non-financial Liabilities | 1.59 | 1.76 |
| Income Tax Liabilities | 1.20 | 0.80 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 3.36 | 2.92 |
| Total Equity and Liabilities | 384.88 | 184.57 |
- The enterprise’s equity base skyrocketed to an astonishing EUR 278.20 million, propelled by massive upward revaluations in other comprehensive income linked to soaring cryptocurrency prices.
- The firm maintains impeccable liquidity, holding EUR 12.19 million in pure cash and cash equivalents, allowing it to fund future technological expansions without seeking external debt.
Cash Flow
The consolidated cash flow statement demonstrates the firm’s capacity to generate positive operational liquidity while funding strategic investments and sustaining shareholder distributions.
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement (in EUR Millions)
| Cash Flow Category | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | 1.71 | -1.79 |
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities | -0.17 | 0.14 |
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities | -0.59 | -0.60 |
| Net Increase/Decrease in Cash | 0.95 | -2.25 |
| Cash at the Beginning of the Period | 11.06 | 13.31 |
| Non-cash Value Adjustments | 0.23 | 0.00 |
| Cash at the End of the Period | 12.19 | 11.06 |
- Operational cash generation experienced a violent positive swing, delivering EUR 1.71 million in inflows compared to an outflow of EUR 1.79 million in the prior year.
- Financing cash flows included a steady, shareholder-friendly dividend distribution totaling exactly EUR 0.50 million.
Board of Directors and Leadership Team
The corporate governance of Bitcoin Group SE operates under a rigorous two-tier system, ensuring a strict separation between strategic execution and supervisory oversight.
Management Board
- Moritz Eckert: Operating as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bitcoin Group SE, effective February 2025. Eckert possesses deep institutional memory and extensive knowledge of the regulatory landscape, having previously held senior management roles within the back-office operations of the group’s banking subsidiary. He is tasked with executing the firm’s structural realignment and platform modernization.
- Anton Langbroek: Appointed as the Chief Market Officer (CMO) in early 2025. Langbroek brings unparalleled expertise in financial services and digital assets, tasked with driving front-office market penetration and scaling the firm’s operations to capture institutional market share.
Supervisory Board
- Alexander Müller (Chairman): A highly credentialed Diplom-Informatiker (computer science graduate) and publicly appointed, sworn IT expert based in Niedernhausen. He provides critical oversight regarding the firm’s technological architecture and cybersecurity protocols.
- Prof. Dr. Rainer Hofmann (Deputy Chairman): A distinguished university professor based in Ludwigshafen, providing deep academic and economic scrutiny to the board’s strategic decisions.
- Oliver Flaskämper: A founding visionary of the digital asset space, currently serving as a Management Board member of Priority AG and Managing Director of DH Verwaltungs GmbH & Co.KG in Herford.
- Holger E. Giese: An accomplished legal mind holding an LL.M. from Cambridge, acting as an Attorney at Law in Alfter, ensuring rigorous legal and regulatory compliance oversight.
- Sebastian Borek: An international finance expert operating as General Partner of Peruya Asset Management GmbH and CEO of Visionary Ventures GmbH out of Portugal, bringing global venture capital perspectives to the boardroom.
Subsidiaries, Associates, Joint Ventures
The enterprise structures its operational capacity through a lean but highly effective network of specialized corporate entities.
| Entity Name | Ownership Percentage | Nature of Entity | Revenue Contribution (2024) | % of Total Revenue |
| futurum bank AG | 100.00% | Fully Consolidated Subsidiary | EUR 9.37 million | 100.00% |
| DESSIXX AG | 100.00% | Asset Held for Sale | EUR 0.00 million | 0.00% |
| Potrimpos Capital SE | 80.00% | Asset Held for Sale | EUR 0.00 million | 0.00% |
- futurum bank AG acts as the sole operational revenue engine, a fully consolidated securities institution facilitating all cryptocurrency and traditional financial brokerage.
- DESSIXX AG and Potrimpos Capital SE represent inactive shelf companies acquired or established purely for the purpose of future strategic disposal, collectively valued on the balance sheet at EUR 0.42 million.
Other Investments (Including Minority / Portfolio Holdings)
Beyond its consolidated operations, the enterprise maintains an aggressive treasury strategy holding massive volumes of digital currencies, alongside targeted minority equity stakes in specialized financial service providers.
Minority Holdings and Treasury Assets
| Investment / Asset | Ownership % | Nature of Investment | Value (2024) | Country | Business Activity |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 325.41 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
| Ethereum (ETH) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 33.15 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
| Ripple (XRP) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 3.10 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
| Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 2.70 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
| Solana (SOL) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 0.53 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
| Dogecoin (DOGE) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 0.50 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
| Litecoin (LTC) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 0.35 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
| Bitcoin Gold (BTG) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 0.22 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
| Sineus Financial Services | 50.00% | Equity Investment (FVTOCI) | EUR 0.17 million | Germany | Financial Consulting |
| Tron (TRX) | 100.00% | Treasury Crypto Asset | EUR 0.04 million | Digital | Cryptocurrency |
- The enterprise’s corporate treasury is overwhelmingly dominated by Bitcoin (BTC), representing EUR 325.41 million of total balance sheet asset value.
- The 50.00% stake in Sineus Financial Services GmbH operates purely as a strategic, passive equity investment measured at fair value, securing the group’s extended capacity to act in specialized financial sectors.
Physical Properties
Consistent with its identity as a digitally-native technology and financial holding firm, the enterprise maintains an exceptionally lightweight physical property footprint. It completely avoids capital-intensive manufacturing plants or vast commercial real estate portfolios.
- The central command and administrative headquarters are located at Luisenstrasse 4, 32052 Herford, Germany.
- Total capitalized property, plant, and equipment—primarily consisting of operational and office equipment—amounts to a highly efficient EUR 0.07 million.
Founders
The foundational architecture of the enterprise is deeply intertwined with the pioneering efforts of early digital asset advocates in Germany. Oliver Flaskämper, currently serving on the Supervisory Board, was instrumental in conceptualizing and launching the bitcoin.de platform. Recognizing early that widespread adoption of digital currencies required an ironclad foundation of trust, the founders engineered a system that prioritized regulatory compliance, transparent transaction matching, and banking integration over reckless, unregulated offshore expansion.
Parent
Bitcoin Group SE operates as an independent, publicly listed European Company (Societas Europaea). It does not function as a subsidiary under a larger corporate parent. However, its strategic direction is anchored by a dominant institutional shareholder.
- Priority AG, based in Herford, functions as the long-term anchor parent-level shareholder, exercising significant strategic influence by holding more than 25.00% of the firm’s voting rights.
Investments and Capital Expenditure Plans
The enterprise is embarking on the most significant operational investment phase in its history. Management has secured the mandate and allocated vast financial resources to completely overhaul its technological baseline.
- Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment expanded to EUR 0.01 million (additions) as the firm prepares for infrastructure scaling.
- The central strategic capital project is the development of an entirely new, highly scalable trading platform. This system will be developed parallel to the existing infrastructure, requiring heavy capital deployment into IT security, risk management software, and compliance networks.
Shareholding Pattern
The equity structure of the enterprise is designed to maintain decisive strategic control while ensuring robust liquidity in the public capital markets.
- Anchor Holdings: Priority AG retains a powerful block of more than 25.00% of the voting rights.
- Public Float: The free float, defined as voting right shares under 5.00% of the share capital, exceeds 50.00%, ensuring dynamic trading volumes across major German exchanges.
Future Strategy
The executive management team has drawn up a comprehensive multi-year business strategy designed to permanently consolidate the firm’s dominance in the European crypto-financial market. The core imperative is the deployment of the new, scalable trading architecture. This platform is engineered to transcend the current peer-to-peer limitations, offering expanded product ranges and seamless switchover capabilities for the existing 1.07 million users.
Furthermore, the strategy involves a violent pivot toward institutional client acquisition. By leveraging the new platform’s capabilities alongside the regulatory certainty of the MiCA framework, the firm intends to capture massive capital inflows from corporate treasuries and family offices seeking regulated digital asset exposure.
Key Strengths
- Impregnable Balance Sheet: An equity ratio of 72.30% with zero reliance on external banking debt.
- Regulatory Supremacy: Operating a fully licensed securities trading bank within Germany, a jurisdiction renowned for stringent financial oversight.
- Massive Treasury Reserves: Controlling EUR 366.00 million in liquid digital assets and EUR 12.19 million in fiat cash equivalents.
- Security Architecture: Deploying an aggressive cold-storage strategy where 98.00% of all digital assets remain entirely offline.
Key Challenges and Risks
- Extreme Asset Volatility: The firm’s net assets are highly susceptible to the violent price fluctuations inherent in global cryptocurrency markets.
- Taxation Ambiguities: Lingering risks regarding potential retroactive changes in European tax legislation, specifically concerning VAT applicability to cryptocurrency brokerage commissions.
- Cybersecurity Threats: As a custodian of massive digital wealth, the enterprise faces relentless, sophisticated attacks from external hackers targeting client and corporate crypto reserves.
- Execution Risk: The transition to a new trading platform carries inherent technological implementation risks and expected short-term negative impacts on earnings due to elevated capital expenditures.
Conclusion and Strategic Outlook
Bitcoin Group SE concludes the 2024 fiscal year as an apex entity within the European digital asset landscape. The firm successfully demonstrated exceptional operational resilience, reversing prior losses to post an EBITDA of EUR 1.79 million, while simultaneously riding the wave of global crypto adoption to inflate its balance sheet assets to EUR 384.88 million. The strategic decision to absorb short-term earnings pressure in 2025 to fund a revolutionary new trading architecture underscores a management team focused on long-term, institutional dominance. Armed with an impenetrable balance sheet, a massive user base, and unmatched regulatory credentials, the enterprise is perfectly structured to capitalize on the mainstream financialization of digital currencies.
FAQ Section
What is the core business of Bitcoin Group SE?
The company acts as a capital investment firm focusing heavily on cryptocurrency and blockchain business models, operating a major digital asset trading platform and providing regulated financial services through its wholly-owned banking subsidiary.
How many customers does the platform serve?
As of the end of the 2024 financial year, the enterprise provided digital asset trading and custody services to 1.07 million registered customers.
What is the total value of the company’s cryptocurrency holdings?
The corporate balance sheet reflects proprietary intangible cryptocurrency assets valued at a massive EUR 366.00 million at the close of 2024.
Does the company pay a dividend to its shareholders?
Yes, the enterprise maintains a consistent shareholder return policy, proposing a dividend payout of EUR 0.10 per share for the 2024 financial year, totaling an outflow of EUR 0.50 million.
Where is the company headquartered?
The enterprise maintains its corporate headquarters at Luisenstrasse 4, 32051 Herford, Germany, concentrating all its physical operations and tech infrastructure within the country.
Official Site: https://bitcoingroup.com/
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