Bitstamp, a European Union-based bitcoin marketplace, announced that it has launched its global online investment campaign on BnkToTheFuture.com. The company is focused on expanding the range of products it offers and fully regulated environment.

The announcement stated that qualifying investors have the opportunity to take a stake in Bitstamp on the BnkToTheFuture.com investment platform, in order to fund the accelerated development of products that are to be released in the coming months.

“As we launch Bitstamp’s investment campaign on BnkToTheFuture.com, we continue to lead the way among digital asset exchanges with our firm commitment to providing the oversight and reassurance that customers, investors,  and the financial industry need from a digital asset exchange. As the first and only Bitcoin exchange to be fully licensed in all 28 EU member states, we are aware of the key role we play in regulating this sector of the financial industry,” Nejc Kodric, CEO of Bitstamp said.

Bitstamp provides a compliant, regulated and safe environment for its customers’ assets, often at the expense of providing more exotic products and services. The company’s move in the new round of investment is to accelerate the development of products within this new regulatory framework.

The funds raised in this round of investment will be used to accelerate the development of further products in the fully compliant and regulated environment afforded by the license. After which, the exchange will continue giving its customers and other stakeholders a reliable and easy-to-use global service for trading cryptocurrencies and digital assets under one roof.

“Digital assets aren’t on their way – they’re very much part of the here and now, and it has been a huge responsibility and privilege to be involved in setting up the regulatory framework for a better, transparent and more responsible financial industry,” Kodric added.

The Bitstamp investment round has begun on 6 December 2016 and will close on 24 January 2017.