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Morning Edition · Monday, October 19, 2026Published at 1:41 AM EDT · New York
Deutsche Bank readies crypto custody in Germany and targets Asian financial centers in 2027
The bank will hold clients' private keys for bitcoin, ether, USDC, EURC and EURAU. In the United States, Fidelity's $500,000 California settlement leaves retirement accounts outside its wallet-transfer terms.
Deutsche Bank is close to launching crypto custody in Germany and plans to expand the service to Asian financial centers in 2027. It will start with bitcoin, ether and the stablecoins USDC, EURC and AllUnity's EURAU, and the bank will manag…
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