
{"id":95074,"date":"2025-09-09T16:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=95074"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:41:03","slug":"billionaire-easyjet-founder-stelios-enters-bitcoin-as-price-stays-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=95074","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire EasyJet Founder Stelios Enters Bitcoin As Price Stays Still"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/billionaire-easyjet-founder-stelios-enters-bitcoin-as-price-stays-still\">Billionaire EasyJet Founder Stelios Enters Bitcoin As Price Stays Still<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>EasyGroup founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is making his grand entrance into the Bitcoin space with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-09-08\/crypto-easyjet-founder-to-launch-easybitcoin-trading-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the launch<\/a> of easyBitcoin, a new trading platform aimed at democratizing Bitcoin investment for retail investors. The move comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/tags\/bitcoin-price\">Bitcoin price<\/a> trades near $111,000 and institutional adoption continues to accelerate.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-09-08\/crypto-easyjet-founder-to-launch-easybitcoin-trading-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new platform<\/a>, developed in partnership with regulated crypto exchange Uphold, will offer users a simplified Bitcoin trading experience with competitive features.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, investing in Bitcoin has felt like an exclusive club, out of reach for the general public with very high transaction costs,\u201d Haji-Ioannou told in an interview. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just about technology; it\u2019s about financial empowerment and making Bitcoin a practical investment option for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are going to buy and sell Bitcoin,\u201d Haji-Ioannou said. \u201cSo you might as well offer them a platform where they can do it more fairly, more transparently, more economically.\u201d The timing of the launch appears strategic, coming amid unprecedented institutional interest in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Simon McLoughlin, CEO of Uphold, says that easyBitcoin\u2019s rewards system will prove \u201cthe perfect draw for that huge segment of the population that has become aware of Bitcoin, but yet to take the plunge.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>JUST IN: Billionaire and EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is launching a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Bitcoin<\/a> exchange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about financial empowerment.\u201d  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pb8VJFJRon\">pic.twitter.com\/pb8VJFJRon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1965333665149604177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 9, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The launch comes at a time when corporate Bitcoin adoption is reaching new heights. Major companies like Strategy, which recently <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/michael-saylors-strategy-bought-additional-bitcoin-irrespective-of-the-price\">acquired an additional<\/a> 1,955 BTC for $217 million, and Metaplanet, which now holds over 20,000 BTC, have established significant Bitcoin treasury positions. The collective holdings of public companies now exceed 1 million BTC, representing approximately 5% of Bitcoin\u2019s circulating supply.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re witnessing a fundamental shift in how both institutions and retail investors view Bitcoin. EasyBitcoin\u2019s entry, backed by a trusted brand like easyGroup, could accelerate mainstream adoption significantly.<\/p>\n<p>The platform enters an increasingly competitive space, facing established players like Coinbase and Kraken, as well as traditional financial institutions that have recently embraced Bitcoin trading. However, easyGroup\u2019s brand recognition and focus on simplicity could help it capture market share among retail investors who have been hesitant to enter the Bitcoin market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m only doing it because the Trump second election has made it completely mainstream,\u201d Haji-Ioannou <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-09-08\/crypto-easyjet-founder-to-launch-easybitcoin-trading-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The platform\u2019s launch reflects a broader trend of established business leaders and traditional companies entering the Bitcoin space. With <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/tags\/bitcoin-price\">Bitcoin price<\/a> trading near all-time highs and institutional adoption accelerating, easyBitcoin\u2019s timing could capitalise on growing mainstream interest in Bitcoinin.<\/p>\n<p>This post <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/billionaire-easyjet-founder-stelios-enters-bitcoin-as-price-stays-still\">Billionaire EasyJet Founder Stelios Enters Bitcoin As Price Stays Still<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/authors\/vivek-sen-bitcoin\">Vivek Sen<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin Magazine Billionaire EasyJet Founder Stelios Enters Bitcoin As Price Stays Still EasyGroup founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is making his grand entrance into the Bitcoin space with the launch of easyBitcoin, a new trading platform aimed at democratizing Bitcoin investment for retail investors. The move comes as Bitcoin price trades near $111,000 and institutional adoption [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":95075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95074"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/95075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}