Deutsche Bank has launched a regulated digital-asset custody service for institutional clients across Europe, following authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework and regulatory passporting from Germany across the European Economic Area. The service, now serving paying clients, supports bitcoin, ether, USDC, EURC and EURAU, while excluding retail customers. Corporations, hedge funds, asset managers, brokers, custodians and sovereign institutions can access the platform through Deutsche Bank’s Autobahn gateway and Corporate Bank portal, with options for internet-connected accounts or offline storage. The bank secures cryptographic credentials using specialized hardware, segregates client holdings and applies layered identity verification and tailored transaction permissions. Deutsche Bank is also working with Deutsche Asset Management, formerly known as DWS, to explore commercial and technical opportunities in digital assets, including tokenized money market funds, crypto exchange-traded commodities and stablecoins, as well as related custody, settlement, liquidity-management, asset-management and distribution services. Tokenized securities and broader settlement functions remain future objectives, with Asian expansion targeted for 2027.