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Commerzbank applied for a crypto custody business license with BaFin back in April 2022. It has become the first bank to win approval in Germany. One of Germany’s leading banks Commerzbank AG (CBK-DE: XETRA) has been granted a crypto custody license by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Germany’s financial regulator. Now
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Commerzbank becomes the first major German bank to receive a cryptocurrency custody license, signaling a strategic move into digital asset services. Commerzbank AG, Germany’s fourth-largest banking institution, has obtained a regulatory custody license for cryptocurrencies. This makes Commerzbank the first German full-service bank to acquire such a license, marking a significant
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“Now that we have been granted the license, we have achieved an important milestone. This highlights our ongoing commitment to applying the latest technologies and innovations, and it forms the foundation for supporting our customers in the areas of digital assets,” Dr. Jörg Oliveri del Castillo-Schulz, chief operating officer of
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The German bank Commerzbank has been granted a crypto custody license by local regulators, according to a Nov. 15 announcement by the lender. Commerzbank says it is the first “full-service” German bank to be granted this license in the country under the legal framework of the German Banking Act. This allows it
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Hong Kong-founded institutional cryptocurrency asset custodian Hex Trust has been given the green light to offer virtual asset custodial services to institutional clients and investors in Dubai.The firm, which established an office in the city in June 2022, received a full virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual
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“Hex Trust is fully committed to expanding into the Middle East and sees enormous potential for digital asset growth given the progressive regulations, welcoming governments, and thriving crypto ecosystem in the region," Filippo Buzzi, Hex Trust’s MENA regional director, said in a press statement. Source
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Crypto.com achieves yet another milestone with its recently acquired license from Dubai’s regulatory authority to offer services in the country by Dubai’s
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Crypto exchange Crypto.com’s Dubai entity was granted a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) license by the city’s regulator, pending operational approval.In a Nov. 14 press release, Crypto.com said that once fully approved by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), its local business CRO DAX Middle East FZE can offer retail
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"It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that due to business and market-related considerations, we have decided not to apply for a Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) license in Hong Kong ... At the same time, Bitgetx.hk will permanently withdraw from the Hong Kong market," the firm
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Cryptocurrency trading platform Bitget has dropped plans to obtain a Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) license in Hong Kong, citing business and market-related considerations.Bitget officially announced on Nov. 13 that its Hong Kong division, BitgetX, accessible by the domain BitgetX.hk, will cease operations by Dec. 13, 2023.As Bitget decided not
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