Deutsche Bank has officially launched digital asset custody, allowing paying clients to store Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Germany’s largest bank said the move is intended to expand its crypto business and explore further services such as tokenization and digital payments. CoinGape’s report did not disclose the scale of custody, fees, or number of clients.

· The verifiable structural change is that custody is provided by a large licensed bank rather than a crypto-native institution; the specific assets are limited to Bitcoin and Ethereum.
· The report only mentions “paying clients” and provides no eligibility requirements, so the actual reach cannot be determined from the material.

Would you look first at the scale of assets under custody it discloses, or at client eligibility requirements?

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