Boerse Stuttgart Digital, the digital asset brand of the Boerse Stuttgart exchange group, announced March 30 that its blocknox service had received final licensing from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to operate as a crypto custodian. Boerse Stuttgart Group now offers fully regulated brokerage, trading, and custody of digital assets, it said.
Its final licensing makes Boerse Stuttgart Digital the first “established market participant […] Licensed to hold cryptocurrencies in custody without any acquisitions,” Boerse Stuttgart Group CEO Matthias Voelkel said. Boerse Stuttgart Digital said European banks, brokers, asset managers and family offices could incorporate its services into their own offerings. It operates exchanges in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland and has an office in Ljubljana, Slovenia, as well.
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Bitcoin Group SE, operator of the German bitcoin.de crypto trading platform, acquired Bankhaus von der Heydt, which was licensed for crypto custody, in December. German asset manager DZ Bank partnered with Swiss Metaco to offer crypto services, including custody, in February.
Ritterschlag für die @bsdex_official: Sie bekommt die offizielle #BaFin-Lizenz für die Verwahrung von #Kryptowährungen.https://t.co/MV8vUicatH
— BTC-ECHO (@btcecho) March 30, 2023
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Author: Derek Andersen