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Bitcoin Group SE publishes results for the first half year 2025 – focus on redevelopment of crypto trading platform

Herford, 26 September 2025 – Bitcoin Group SE (ISIN DE000A1TNV91) published its 2025 half-year report today. The first half of 2025 focused in particular on organizational realignment and the development of a new trading platform. The existing peer-to-peer marketplace bitcoin.de is to be replaced by a completely new, modern trading platform based on a broker model, which will offer customers higher liquidity, faster settlement, a broader range of assets, and new products and features.

The financial and crypto market experienced a volatile start to the year, which was also reflected in trading activity and thus in revenue development in the first six months. Bitcoin Group SE generated revenue of EUR 3.78 million in the first half of 2025, compared to EUR 4.20 million in the same period of the previous year. The decline is primarily attributable to reduced trading activity in the volatile overall market environment. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) decreased to EUR -1.00 million, compared to EUR -0.57 million in the first half of 2024, primarily due to the investment required for the new trading platform. The bottom line was earnings per share of EUR -0.33, compared to EUR 0.11 in the previous year.

Balance sheet remains rock solid with an equity ratio of 72.5% as of 30 June 2025 (31 December 2024: 73.6%). Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 9.2 million, compared to EUR 12.2 million as of 31 December 2024. Net crypto holdings at the end of the reporting period amounted to EUR 356.4 million, compared to EUR 245.6 million at the end of the first half of 2024 and EUR 366.0 million at the end of the financial year 2024.

"Despite the decline in earnings due to investments, we consider the first half of 2025 to have been extremely positive – we are fully on track with the development of our new trading platform at an ambitious project pace and have already made considerable progress. At the same time, we have been able to fill a number of key positions, thereby establishing a solid personnel foundation for the coming years," comments Moritz Eckert, CEO of Bitcoin Group SE.

Overall, the focus in financial year 2025 will be on rebuilding the technical setup of the crypto trading platform bitcoin.de. The goal is to provide customers with a completely revamped and significantly upgraded range of services in the coming year, based on state-of-the-art apps for iOS and Android, an uncompromising focus on IT security, and compliance with the high regulatory requirements of the German Financial Market Authority.

"Everyone involved is working intensively on this project. We can hardly wait to launch our new products, which is expected to happen in the first half of 2026. We see a great opportunity to use new technology and an outstanding user experience to inspire our existing customers to remain loyal to bitcoin.de and also to capture new market share from our competitors. In addition to the existing private customer business on bitcoin.de, we will in future be launching a dedicated offering for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as institutional customers such as banks and family offices under the ‘futurum’ brand. As a pioneer in the field of digital assets in Germany, the Bitcoin Group is predestined to be one of the leading providers in the domestic market," adds Moritz Eckert.

Due to the high volatility in the crypto sector and the associated sharp fluctuations in customer interest, combined with macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, it is always difficult to make valid forecasts regarding business development. In financial year 2025, this will be compounded by increased investment requirements at the subsidiary futurum bank AG, with the result that, after evaluating the half-year figures, the Management Board expects a slight decline in revenue and anticipates a negative EBITDA of around EUR -3 million.

Moritz Eckert explains: "When we drew up the project plan and the budget at the beginning of the year, we assumed that we would be able to finance it using our existing liquid funds from cash and crypto holdings. By selling old holdings, we would have been able to realize profits and finance the project without affecting earnings. After careful consideration, we decided against this plan and are covering the investment requirements with debt capital in the form of low-interest loans. We are one of the world’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin holders and have established a strategic objective to build – rather than reduce – our proprietary holdings. We remain firmly convinced that Bitcoin will outperform every other asset in the world. After weighing up all the opportunities and risks, we will not relinquish this advantage unnecessarily, even if it means an annual loss after many very successful years. Our primary goal is to build a sustainably profitable business model and enable our shareholders to achieve attractive returns."

The German half-year report 2025 is available for download in the Publications section of bitcoingroup.com. The English report will be available by the beginning of October 2025.

Bitcoin Group SE: Annual General Meeting approves dividend of EUR 0.10 per share again – platform relaunch planned

Herford, 01 September 2025 – Bitcoin Group SE (ISIN DE000A1TNV91) successfully held its 2025 Annual General Meeting last Friday. Shareholders approved all proposed resolutions on the agenda by large majorities. A total of 34.27% of the share capital was represented at the Annual General Meeting, which was held in person.

In its presentation, the Management Board looked back on a year that marked a significant turning point – both for the global crypto industry and for Bitcoin Group. In a dynamic market environment characterized by far-reaching structural changes that significantly advanced the regulatory maturity and institutional relevance of the entire industry, Bitcoin Group performed well and exceeded expectations despite geopolitical and economic uncertainties. Regardless of a variety of challenges, the Management Board once again presented a rock-solid balance sheet to the shareholders in attendance.

Bitcoin Group SE's equity increased by 102% year-on-year from EUR 137.9 million to EUR 278.2 million as of 31 December 2024. In the financial year 2024, the value of net crypto holdings increased again, jumping by 122% to EUR 366.0 million, up from EUR 164.8 million as of 31 December 2023, due to the rise in prices on the crypto market. As in the two previous years, the excellent balance sheet position allows a dividend of EUR 0.10 per share to be distributed.

Looking ahead, the Management Board also outlined the planned restructuring of the trading platform, which will enable Bitcoin Group to take a clear step towards a modern, scalable trading architecture, combined with an expanded product range and the targeting of new customer groups.

Moritz Eckert, CEO of Bitcoin Group SE, comments: "2024 was a year of strategic realignment for Bitcoin Group, with the clear intention of strengthening our market position in the crypto and finance sector in a sustainable manner. We are currently establishing a new setup and are highly confident that we will be able to offer our customers a significantly more appealing product next year. With the relaunch, we want to offer small and medium-sized companies, high-net-worth crypto clients and family offices a dedicated product tailored to these customer groups. Even though the associated investments will temporarily weigh on earnings in 2025, they will lay the foundation for a future-proof orientation. We stand for reliability, regulatory excellence, and technological innovation ‘Made in Germany.’"

The voting results are available on the Bitcoin Group SE website at bitcoingroup.com in the Annual General Meeting section.

Bitcoin Group SE publishes Annual Report 2024: Significant revenue and earnings growth, crypto treasury more than doubled to EUR 366 million

Herford, 26 June 2025 – Bitcoin Group SE (ISIN DE000A1TNV91) published its Annual Report 2024 today. Despite a persistently challenging macroeconomic environment and persistently high interest rates, particularly in the US, the company was able to significantly improve its operating performance. The crypto market was also volatile over the course of the year, but the growing acceptance of cryptocurrencies as a new asset class had a positive impact on the Bitcoin Group's balance sheet.

Bitcoin Group SE generated revenue of EUR 9.4 million in the financial year 2024 after EUR 7.8 million in the previous year. The main reason for this increase is the higher trading volume on the bitcoin.de platform. As a result, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased from EUR -1.8 million in the previous year to EUR +1.8 million in the financial year 2024, meaning that the forecast for 2024 was exceeded.

The bottom line was a net profit of EUR 1.8 million after EUR 1.9 million in the previous year. With the number of shares remaining unchanged, earnings per share amounted to EUR 0.36 after EUR 0.39 per share in the previous year.

The Bitcoin Group continues to have a rock-solid balance sheet. In the reporting period, equity increased year-on-year by EUR 140.3 million from EUR 137.9 million to EUR 278.2 million.

Net crypto holdings increased to EUR 366.0 million as at the 2024 reporting date due to the price increase on the crypto market, compared to EUR 164.8 million as of December 31, 2023. The equity ratio was 72.3% as at 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: 74.7%). Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 12.2 million after EUR 11.1 million as of the 2023 balance sheet date.

"Our excellent balance sheet situation allows us to propose a dividend of EUR 0.10 per share, as in the two previous years. We will submit the corresponding dividend proposal to the Annual General Meeting in August 2025 for approval," says Moritz Eckert, CEO of Bitcoin Group SE.

The financial year 2024 marked a turning point – both for the global crypto industry and for Bitcoin Group SE. In a dynamic market environment characterized by far-reaching structural changes, the Bitcoin Group performed significantly better than planned. The increasing institutional relevance and the advancing regulatory maturity of the entire industry contributed significantly to the positive development.

For the Bitcoin Group, 2024 was also a year of strategic decisions and organizational realignment – with the clear goal of consolidating and expanding its position in the crypto and financial market in the long term. A key point was the personnel realignment with the appointment of Moritz Eckert as Chairman of the Management Board of Bitcoin Group SE and Anton Langbroek as a member of the Management Board of futurum bank AG as the most important subsidiary.

In consultation with the Supervisory Board, the new management team has developed a new multi-year business strategy that forms the basis for the most significant operational innovation in the Group's history, with the aim of building a completely new trading platform. Bitcoin Group SE is thus taking a clear step towards a modern, scalable trading architecture that allows a significantly expanded product offering and the addressing of new target groups.

"We have defined a clear project plan for the implementation of this strategic transformation and allocated the necessary financial resources. Even though the necessary investments will have a negative impact on earnings in the financial year 2025, they are the key to positioning the Bitcoin Group sustainably for the future. Our claim remains unchanged: We stand for reliability, compliance with the highest regulatory standards and state-of-the-art 'Made in Germany' technology," emphasizes Moritz Eckert.

The German Annual Report 2024 is available for download as a PDF document in the Publications section of bitcoingroup.com. The English Report will be available by the beginning of July 2025.

Per Hlawatschek resigns from the Management Board of Bitcoin Group SE

Herford, 20 May 2025 – Bitcoin Group SE (ISIN DE000A1TNV91) announces that Per Hlawatschek will leave the company's Management Board at his request on 20 May 2025. The Supervisory Board would like to thank Mr Hlawatschek for his many years of dedicated and successful service as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and member of the Management Board.

Per Hlawatschek has played a decisive role in shaping the development of Bitcoin Group SE in recent years. He was instrumental in the technological design and strategic development of the cryptocurrency trading platform Bitcoin.de, operated by futurum bank AG. In addition, he was responsible for the technological evaluation of potential investments and partnerships for Bitcoin Group SE and its subsidiaries.

„Per Hlawatschek has contributed significantly to the successful positioning of Bitcoin Group SE in the digital asset market through his innovative strength and expertise,“ says Alexander Müller, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bitcoin Group SE. „We thank him for his commitment and wish him all the best for his professional and personal future.“

Mr Hlawatschek's responsibilities will be assumed by the existing members of the Management Board.

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