Dutch households held €3.2bn in crypto through domestic providers, DNB says

Dutch households held €3.2 billion in crypto through Dutch crypto-service providers at the end of June 2026, according to new figures published for the first time by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).

The amount was equivalent to about 1.4% of households’ combined investments in shares, investment funds and bonds. DNB said almost all the crypto held through these providers was in unbacked assets, mainly bitcoin and ethereum.

Bitcoin holdings were worth €1.5 billion and ethereum €300 million. Stablecoins, which aim to maintain a stable value against currencies such as the euro or US dollar, accounted for less than 1% of household crypto holdings through the providers.

The figures cover crypto held with Dutch crypto-asset service providers, including firms offering custody, portfolio management or trading platforms. They exclude crypto held with providers abroad, in personal hardware or software wallets, and indirect crypto investments.

Businesses and other Dutch sectors held a further €200 million through Dutch providers, bringing the total across sectors to €3.4 billion at the end of the second quarter. For comparison, households held €234.2 billion in listed shares, investment funds and bonds.