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German banks bring crypto trading to 50 million customers

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Two of Germany's largest banking networks are moving to offer direct bitcoin and ether trading to retail customers through existing bank apps, a shift that could influence crypto adoption across Europe. The Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, serving about 50 million private clients, plans to launch trading via DekaBank's securities platform by summer 2026, while DZ Bank's meinKrypto platform, having received MiCA authorization from BaFin in late December 2025, targets a rollout by end of 2025. Both networks will use Boerse Stuttgart Digital for infrastructure and liquidity, and the moves follow rising bank interest shown in a September 2025 survey.

Major German banks will offer bitcoin and ether trading to retail clients.

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