Clearstream, the trading division of Deutsche Boerse, plans to offer cryptocurrency custody and payment services in 2025 for clients who are institutional. This is due to an increasing demand for digital asset infrastructure that’s regulated.
The German exchange group The company plans to start offering Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) custodial services to more than 2,500 clients in April 2025. according Bloomberg reported on the 11th of March.
Clearstream is providing these services via Crypto Finance AG in Switzerland, which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Boerse acquired a majority stake In 2021,
Deutsche Boerse Trading Unit also wants to introduce support for other cryptocurrency and diversified services like staking lending and brokerage.
“With this offering, we are creating a one-stop shop around custody, brokerage and settlement,” Jens Hachmeister of Clearstream’s Issuer Services and New Digital Markets told Bloomberg.
It is part of a larger institutional movement in Europe to regulate cryptocurrency services after the implementation of Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)This regulation was fully implemented for all crypto asset providers by December 30th, 2024.
Boerse Stuttgart Digital Custody launched its institutional offer nearly two-months after it became available. Germany’s first crypto asset service provider Cointelegraph published a report on January 17 that said the company would receive its full license as per MiCA.
The license Boerse Stuttgart received was part of its efforts to be a regulated provider of infrastructure for banks, asset managers and brokers.
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MiCA Europe poses concerns over regulation
Some industry experts are concerned about the impact of MiCA. potential regulatory overreach This could have a negative impact on retail investors, and even drive out crypto companies from Europe.
Although the new regulation marks a step in the right direction, the aim is to also identify those who are still not up-to-date. “weak points of control” Dmitrij Radin, founder of Zekret, and Chief Technology Officer of Fideum (a blockchain and regulatory infrastructure company focused on institutional clients), said that there will be more attention paid to retail investors in the crypto-space.
“Retail users will be way more obligated to provide information, data which will be screened. They will be accounted for. Most Europeans will see taxation,” Radin tells Cointelegraph.
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It also opens up the possibility for enforcement actions to be taken against protocols of blockchain that do not comply with MiCA Standards. European governments can pursue cases against non-compliant platforms in the early phases of implementation.
Some blockchain regulators are concerned that MiCA could lead to consolidation of crypto companies with low capital. This would potentially result in a crisis. crypto firm exodus to the Middle East Due to more lax regulations.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
