Deutsche Bank’s authorization for its digital asset custody service has expanded from Germany to the European Economic Area through a regulatory passporting arrangement, Odaily reported on November 11, 2026, citing Bitcoin.com News. The service is for institutional clients, not retail customers.
The service supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC, EURC and EURAU. Clients can access it through Deutsche Bank’s Autobahn gateway or Corporate Bank portal and choose between connected accounts and offline storage. According to the report, the custody platform uses dedicated cryptographic hardware, segregates client assets, and offers client-specific transaction permissions and layered authentication.
Operated by Deutsche Bank’s Frankfurt entity, the service is aimed at corporations, hedge funds, asset managers, brokers, custodians and sovereign institutions. Deutsche Bank said its medium-term goal is a broader regulated ecosystem spanning digital asset custody, tokenization and settlement; the report did not say that the broader system is already in place.
Original report · Published November 11, 2026, at 22:28 UTC+8.