Clear Summit 2025 Underscores Demand for Bitcoin in Italian Banking

The Clear Summit 2025, held in Milan, focused on the increasing interest of Italian investors in Bitcoin and crypto services offered by traditional banks. A survey revealed a substantial demand for such services. The event highlighted Bitcoin’s resilience despite market challenges and discussed the integration of crypto into traditional finance, regulatory needs, and the future landscape of digital assets.

Clear Summit 2025: Italians Want Crypto Services from Banks
Milan hosted the Clear Summit 2025, attracting over 500 financial professionals, including 200 attendees on-site, organised by CheckSig. Participants aimed to explore how Bitcoin and crypto-assets are reshaping investment portfolios. Leaders from industry, academia, and government disclosed quantitative results that stress Bitcoin’s low correlation with other asset classes and Italian investors’ increasing demand for crypto financial services from traditional institutions.

Innovation in Financial Markets
The event commenced with Federico Grom’s keynote, where he shared insights from his success in the gelato industry, prompting thought on innovation within finance. Grom’s perspective challenges traditional views, suggesting finance cannot remain static amid rapid technological changes.

Italian Investors Demand Crypto Services
The Clear Summit highlighted a pressing demand for Bitcoin and crypto-related services, emphasised by the 2025 Crypto Banking Survey. Conducted by CheckSig, the survey sampled 1,000 banked Italians aged 20 to 60. Findings revealed that 24% had invested in cryptocurrencies, with another 29% planning to do so. Notably, 68% expect their banks to provide crypto accounts, trading options, and expert consultancy, indicating a shift in financial investment landscape.

Market Analysis and Bitcoin Resilience
Despite a 19% decline in global cryptocurrency market capitalisation, Bitcoin has exhibited resilience, maintaining substantial trading volumes. Ferdinando Ametrano, Director at the Digital Gold Institute, reported a low correlation between Bitcoin and traditional assets, reinforcing its role as a diversification tool in investment portfolios.

Integration of Crypto in Traditional Finance
The maturation of the crypto market is pressuring European financial institutions to adopt these digital assets. Noteworthy entities like BBVA and Deutsche Börse are already providing crypto services, with Intesa Sanpaolo potentially joining them soon. Panel discussions revealed a consensus among traditional financiers on the strategic importance of digital assets and the regulatory challenges ahead.

Political Perspectives and Education Needs
At the Clear Summit, politicians, including representatives from various parties, engaged in dialogues concerning the regulation and opportunities presented by crypto-assets. The discussions advocated for transparent regulations, while experts stressed the significance of financial education to promote safe and effective digital finance usage.

Future Outlook
Clear Summit 2025 provided insights into the evolving relationship between crypto and traditional finance over the past year. Predictions from the previous summit regarding Bitcoin’s growth and adoption were validated. The upcoming months are anticipated to reveal how Italian and European financial sectors will further embrace these changes, leading to the next Clear Summit scheduled for 2026.

CheckSig: Leading Provider in Crypto Solutions
Since its inception in 2019, CheckSig has emerged as a premier provider of crypto solutions in Italy. As a spin-off from the Digital Gold Institute, its services encompass buying, selling, custody, staking, tax compliance, and consultancy. Notably, CheckSig offers public proof-of-reserves, insurance coverage, and SOC1/SOC2 Type II attestations, positioning it at the forefront of the crypto market.