| Mobile Web

Japan\'s Deutsche Bank pushes to launch institutional BTC, ETH custody this year

Deutsche Bank in Japan is awaiting regulatory approval to launch a digital asset custody service for European institutional investors and corporate clients. If licensing procedures are completed as planned, it aims to begin the service for its first customers within 2026, initially supporting bitcoin, ether and some stablecoins including Circle’s USDC and EURC and AllUnity EUR. The bank is pursuing authorisation under the EU’s MiCA framework.