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Germany's DekaBank has been granted a crypto custody license for banks by the country's 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 been granted a license, including DZ Bank. BaFin has issued an additional 11 cryptocurrency custody licenses, primarily for cryptocurrency companies. One of them is the digital asset custody sub-unit of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank.
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), in conjunction with the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Bundesbank, seized 13 cryptocurrency ATMs in 35 locations on August 20 for failing to register in accordance with Article 32 of the Banking Act and for allegedly illegally converting euros into cryptocurrencies. BaFin said these illegally installed ATMs could become hotbeds for criminal activity by failing to perform "know your customer" (KYC) procedures. The number of crypt...
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