About Bitvavo
Bitvavo, one of Europe’s leading cryptocurrency trading platforms, serves over 1.5 million users with a secure and intuitive user experience. As their customer base grew, their Confluent Cloud infrastructure expanded to handle thousands of Kafka topics and partitions.
Scaling wasn’t just about handling more data—it meant navigating complex operational and regulatory challenges. Conduktor enabled Bitvavo to streamline workflows, enhance oversight, and meet strict security standards. With Conduktor’s support, Bitvavo efficiently scaled its streaming infrastructure, while staying ahead of evolving regulatory demands.
Challenge
Bitvavo’s engineers knew the high stakes: Kafka served as the backbone of their platform, powering real-time trading, customer interactions, and critical data exchanges. As the platform scaled and the volume of streaming data grew, several challenges emerged:
Limited Visibility: Developers often struggled to locate existing Kafka topics, leading to inefficiencies and unnecessary data duplication.
Compliance Risks: There was a constant concern and potential risk that sensitive information could flow through the cluster in a non compliant way, and without robust controls, ensuring compliance with GDPR became a daunting task.
Mounting Regulatory Requirements : The introduction of DORA and MiCA regulations added new layers of operational and security demands. These frameworks required strict measures for resilience, security, and compliance, with severe financial penalties for violations.
For Bitvavo, addressing these challenges was more than a technical necessity—it was vital to maintaining operational resilience and safeguarding their business in an increasingly regulated market.
Solution
The search led them to Conduktor. From the first conversation, it was clear: this wasn’t just a tool; it was a framework for resilience and growth.
Enhanced Compliance: Conduktor’s granular Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and detailed audit trails offered Bitvavo the compliance backbone they needed. For the first time, they could enforce access rules aligned with GDPR’s strict requirements, ensuring that teams only accessed the data essential to their work.
Data Security: The introduction of field-level data masking protected sensitive information, even in development environments. This allowed engineers to collaborate securely without exposing unnecessary data, a critical measure for aligning with DORA requirements.
Conduktor didn’t just address Bitvavo’s immediate challenges—it laid the groundwork for long-term operational efficiency and regulatory adherence.
Results
Conduktor’s discoverability tools brought structure to Bitvavo’s sprawling Kafka infrastructure. Teams gained visibility into existing topics, eliminating data duplication and cutting costs. With these improvements, Bitvavo went beyond compliance, establishing a new standard for operational efficiency and scalability.
Scaling for the Future
With compliance frameworks established and operational challenges resolved, Bitvavo is now focusing on future-proofing its infrastructure. As their Kafka topics and partitions continue to expand, Conduktor’s seamless integration with their Kubernetes (Helm) deployment ensures a robust foundation for both scalability and regulatory compliance.
A critical priority for Bitvavo is meeting DORA’s stringent failover requirements. Current manual processes during incidents can result in extended downtime—a risk that’s untenable in a market where trust and uptime are paramount. Conduktor’s automated cluster switching and failover capabilities resolve this issue, allowing for significantly faster Recovery Time Objectives (RTO).
As Bitvavo enters its next phase of growth, Conduktor’s solutions will continue to deliver the reliability, scalability, and compliance alignment essential for maintaining leadership in the cryptocurrency market and earning the ongoing trust of users and regulators.
A New Chapter
Bitvavo’s journey has become a story of transformation. With over 100 team members actively using Conduktor, they have achieved more than just compliance—they have established a resilient, efficient, and scalable foundation for sustained growth. As regulatory deadlines approach, Bitvavo is ready to meet them with confidence, having transformed complex challenges into a competitive advantage.
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