Deutsche Bank wants to offer crypto accounts from 2026

According to reports in the usually well-informed news site Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest bank, plans to let its customers store cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin as from next year.

Their ‘digital asset custody service’, for which Deutsche Bank applied for a license two years ago (in June 2023), is expected to be launched in partnership with Bitpanda and Taurus, two major European players in the blockchain sector.

Deutsche Bank plans to launch its digital assets custody service next year and has enlisted crypto exchange Bitpanda’s technology unit to help build the offering https://t.co/QN7n2XVKkb

— Bloomberg (@business) July 1, 2025

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According to information reported first by Bloomberg on July 1st, Deutsche Bank plans to launch a digital asset custody service in 2026. To achieve this, the German bank will partner with Bitpanda, an Austria-based crypto trading platform, and Taurus, a cryptocurrency custody platform.

Given that the most recent figures show that around 22% of all Germans own some form of crypto, this is hardly surprising. In fact, with the 30% of ownership, the figure is even higher in Berlin.

This service will allow Deutsche Bank customers to securely store their cryptocurrencies. In addition to allowing customers to store Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Deutsche Bank is also considering entering the stablecoin market, although fewer details are available about those plans at this time.