PANews reported on December 22 that, according to Ledger Insights, Germany's DekaBank has obtained a banking cryptocurrency custody license from the German regulator BaFin and the European Central Bank (ECB). Commerzbank was the first German bank to receive a license last year, while other major banks have not yet obtained a license. BaFin has issued 11 additional cryptocurrency custody licenses, mainly targeting cryptocurrency companies, one of which is the digital asset custody subsidiary of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank.
