After nearly two years of development, German investment bank DekaBank has launched cryptocurrency trading and custody services for institutional clients, managing €377 billion ($395 billion) in assets.
The Frankfurt-based firm secured regulatory approval from Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin and operates under the European Central Bank’s oversight.
Board member Martin K. Müller emphasized that the bank has the experience, licensing, and infrastructure to support institutional clients and savings banks.
DekaBank’s crypto services are marketed with a strong focus on security and regulatory compliance. Meanwhile, other major financial institutions in Germany are expanding their crypto offerings.
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has partnered with Bitpanda to facilitate crypto trading for corporate clients, while cooperative banks led by DZ Bank plan to introduce a cryptocurrency service for retail customers by mid-year, in collaboration with Atruvia and the Stuttgart Stock Exchange.
The UK’s financial regulators are shaking up capital markets, introducing a new private trading platform called PISCES and proposing to cut burdensome reporting requirements for fund managers.
With the US government preparing to unleash over $1 trillion in new debt, bonds might take a back seat to commodities as a safer bet, according to Larry McDonald, founder of “The Bear Traps Report.”
Japanese financial heavyweight SBI Group has significantly backed stablecoin issuer Circle, injecting $50 million into the company’s recent upsized initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.
After a long stretch of subdued activity, OpenSea is experiencing a notable uptick in user engagement.