Deutsche Boerse’s trading unit, Clearstream, is preparing to launch cryptocurrency custody and settlement services for institutional clients in 2025, amid increasing demand for regulated digital asset infrastructure.
The German exchange group plans to offer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) custody to its more than 2,500 institutional clients, with services expected to begin in April 2025, according to a Bloomberg report on March 11.
Clearstream will provide these digital asset services through Crypto Finance AG, a Switzerland-based subsidiary, in which Deutsche Boerse acquired a majority stake in 2021.
Deutsche Boerse’s trading unit also aims to launch support for other cryptocurrencies and diversified services such as staking, lending and brokerage capabilities.
“With this offering, we are creating a one-stop shop around custody, brokerage and settlement,” Jens Hachmeister, head of issuer services and new digital markets at Clearstream, told Bloomberg.
The move aligns with a growing institutional push toward regulated crypto services in Europe following the implementation of Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which went into full effect for crypto asset service providers on Dec. 30, 2024.
The institutional offering came nearly two months after Boerse Stuttgart Digital Custody became Germany’s first crypto asset service provider to receive a full license under MiCA, Cointelegraph reported on Jan. 17.
Boerse Stuttgart’s license was part of the firm’s efforts to become a regulated infrastructure provider for banks, brokers and asset managers
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