Dutch central bank reports €3.2 billion in crypto held by households

The Netherlands now has an official answer to a question that used to rely on guesswork: how much crypto do Dutch households actually own? According to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the answer is €3.2 billion, at least for crypto held through domestic providers at the end of June 2026. The figure comes from the central bank’s first comprehensive statistics on direct crypto-asset holdings in the country, published on October 27, 2026. What the numbers show The headline number covers households only. Businesses and other sectors held another €200 million, which brings the total held through Dutch crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to €3.4 billion. CASPs are the regulated companies that buy, sell and hold crypto on customers’ behalf. Notable Dutch CASPs include Bitvavo, Coinmerce and Blox. Bitcoin dominates the household pile. DNB counted €1.5 billion in Bitcoin, close to half of the household total. Ethereum came in at €0.3 billion. Together, the two largest assets account for €1.8 billion, leaving the remainder spread across other tokens. Most of what households own falls into the category of unbacked crypto. These are assets with no reserve, issuer promise or underlying collater...