[DigitalToday reporter Jinju Hong (홍진주)] Clearstream, a subsidiary of Deutsche Boerse Group, has added six cryptocurrencies including XRP to its custody service.

Blockchain outlet U.Today reported on Monday that Clearstream will newly support XRP, Stellar (XLM), Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) and Avalanche (AVAX), in addition to bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).

The expansion brings Clearstream's institutional crypto custody coverage to eight assets. Clearstream said the move is intended to respond to growing institutional finance demand for digital assets that comply with MiCA regulation.

Clearstream is a major European post-trade services company within Deutsche Boerse Group. It provides securities settlement and custody infrastructure in 60 markets and has operated its business based on traditional financial institution clients. The expansion of custody assets shows a trend in which access for European institutional investors is broadening from a focus on bitcoin and ether to major altcoins.

Clearstream's crypto business began in early 2025 following an announcement by Deutsche Boerse Group. The group said at the time that Clearstream planned to provide crypto custody and settlement services to institutional clients. The service officially started in April 2025.

The service launch was carried out through an internal group collaboration structure. Clearstream used Crypto Finance, which recently secured a MiCA licence, as a sub-custodian. It said the structure allowed it to use Crypto Finance's expertise while maintaining a strict compliance framework across Europe.

The initial offering was limited to bitcoin and ether, the top two cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation. At the time, Clearstream's international central securities depository clients could access crypto custody and settlement services through their existing Clearstream Banking S.A. Luxembourg accounts.

The latest addition of assets shows Clearstream is again accelerating the expansion of its crypto business. The company said the newly included assets target rising demand in institutional finance for MiCA-compliant products, and it is maintaining its approach of using the existing account framework. Attention is focusing on whether the range of crypto products available to institutional investors within Europe's regulatory framework will widen further.