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Deutsche Börse Group is doubling down on its crypto foray with its subsidiary Clearstream entering the crypto custody market.
According to an announcement on Mar. 11, the Germany-based post-trade powerhouse will as from April 2025 offer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) custody services.
The move continues Deutsche Börse’s foray into the digital assets market.
With this offer, the company is eyeing traction for institutional-grade security of digital assets.
Why does it matter?
BTC and ETH are the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, with Bitcoin the most popular amid massive adoption of products such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
With this offering, customers will have the opportunity to use Clearstream as their primary custody and settlement venue for crypto trading.
The solution offers a 24/7 service across multiple supported trading platforms.
Clearstream and Crypto Finance’s joining up marks a key step for institutional crypto adoption.
Their alliance sets a new standard for crypto assets management and security.
In a comment, Crypto Finance Group chief executive officer Stijn Vander Straeten, lauded the collaboration as a game-changer for the industry.
“This offering puts Deutsche Börse Group in a leading position in the digital asset industry. We now not only cover native services via direct interfaces, but also support established systems used by most market participants. It offers financial institutions unparalleled easy access to the crypto industry,” Vander Straeten added
Clearstream to leverage Crypto Finance’s solution
To offer its service, Clearstream will tap into Deutsche Börse Group’s blockchain-based financial subsidiary Crypto Finance.
Leveraging the platform’s infrastructure and expertise offers a set up that will see institutional clients benefit from secure crypto custody.
Clearstream’s new offering in collaboration with Crypto Finance comes a few weeks after Crypto Finance hit a major milston by acquiring the coveted Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license.
The platform snagged the MiCA nod in January 2025.
Crypto Finance’s FINMA and BaFin registration adds a layer of trust that’s great news for institutional clients.
Jens Hachmeister, head of issuer services & new digital markets at Clearstream, noted:
Crypto asset custody is the next step in Clearstream’s journey to digitize financial markets. The scalable, regulatory compliant solution offers institutional clients easy and fast access to new asset classes while benefiting from the best features of our established post-trade systems. We are delighted to partner with Crypto Finance and leverage the strength of our global Deutsche Börse Group portfolio to make crypto assets accessible to the broader market.
Clearstream’s operations include the German and Luxembourg central securities depositories, and the Eurobonds market.
The platform commands assets under custody of nearly 19 trillion euros.
This means Clearstream is one of the leading national and international securities settlement and custody providers in the world.
The company’s business also cuts across services for 55 fund markets globally.
Meanwhile, FINMA and BaFin regulated Crypto Finance is an arm of the Deutsche Börse Group that offers institutional-grade digital asset solutions.
It’s also approved by Switzerland’s principal stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange as a crypto custodian for issuers of exchange-traded products.
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