BCash (Greek Crypto-Asset Service Provider)

According to the company’s own account, founder and managing director Giannis Tsolaridis is an economics graduate of the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom; after completing postgraduate studies in 2008 he founded the web company Media Evolution Ltd., turned to blockchain technology in 2015, built Greece’s first bitcoin ATM with his partners in 2016, and formed the company Bcash Greece at the beginning of 2017.⁠[1][1][1]

Since 2017, BCash has offered the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies for euros through its own network of crypto ATMs and franchise stores.⁠[2]

On March 31, 2021, BCash was entered in the register of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), becoming a virtual asset service provider under its supervision.⁠[2][1]

On May 19, 2026, BCash held a full-day seminar at the Royal Olympic Hotel in Athens covering the licensing and supervision of crypto-asset service providers in Greece, anti-money-laundering obligations and the Travel Rule, tokenization, stablecoins, and taxation; the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, the Hellenic Financial Intelligence Unit, the Cyber Crime Division, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue, and the Hellenic Gaming Commission sent representatives.⁠[3][3][3]

BCASH S.A. was authorized by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), effective June 30, 2026, making it the first crypto-asset service provider the commission authorized under that regulation; Xenios Blockchain GroupXenios Blockchain GroupXenios Blockchain Group is a Greek blockchain company that provides enterprise tokenization solutions based on distributed ledger technology and crypto-asset services. In 2026 it was authorized by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), and in September of that year it became one of the first four Greek institutions on the MiCA register of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).Open the full entry and Capital Wallet GreeceCapital Wallet GreeceCapital Wallet Greece is the Greek operating company of the crypto payment gateway brand Capital Wallet; its full legal name is Capital Wallet Greece Single-Member Société Anonyme. In 2026 it was authorized by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), and in September of that year it became one of the first four Greek institutions on the MiCA register of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).Open the full entry were authorized next.⁠[4][5][2]

Board member Stefanos Gketsopoulos told the Athens News Agency that the authorization further strengthens BCash’s credibility in the market, and said the company’s customers come from across the European Union.⁠[2][2][2]

In September 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers to add four Greek institutions, BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece, and Piraeus BankPiraeus BankPiraeus Bank is a large Greek commercial bank founded in 1916 and headquartered in Athens, one of Greece’s four systemic banks. During the European debt crisis it acquired the Greek operations of several Greek and Cypriot banks, and it received capital from the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) between 2013 and 2015; in 2024 the fund sold its entire stake, returning the bank to private ownership. In September 2026 it was added to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) register of crypto-asset service providers under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with the Bank of Greece as its competent authority.Open the full entry, the first time any Greek institution appeared on the register; the same update added six providers from Germany, France, and Slovenia, bringing the register to 359. The Hellenic Capital Market Commission is listed as BCash’s competent authority.⁠[6][7][6][6]

BCash assembles and installs its own crypto ATMs and develops its own transaction and customer identification software with built-in know-your-customer (KYC), anti-money-laundering, and Travel Rule procedures; users can also place orders online to buy or sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and then deposit or withdraw euro cash at one of its locations.⁠[1][2][1]

As of October 2026, BCash lists 12 locations and 15 two-way ATMs in places including Athens, Thessaloniki, Larisa, Kalamata, Alexandroupoli, and Rhodes. The ATM network is expanding under a franchise model, and the network in Northern Greece is operated by Thess Cash Hellas, a company founded by board member Stefanos Gketsopoulos.⁠[8][8][8][8][8][8][1][1]

BCash: Official website: https://bcash.eu/ (opens in a new window).⁠[9]