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German Banking Giants and DekaBank Extend Direct Crypto Access to Combined 130M Customers
German Banks Open Crypto to 130M
Germany's major banking groups made direct cryptocurrency trading available to approximately 80 million customers, with DekaBank separately announcing plans to integrate crypto access for its 50 million clients under the MiCA regulatory framework. The rollouts mark a concrete expansion of retail crypto availability through established European banking infrastructure. Both initiatives operate within MiCA's licensed services framework.
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Latest: Combined customer reach figures updated: Germany's banking giants reach 80M customers and DekaBank separately targets 50M clients under MiCA, giving a combined figure of 130M customers with new direct crypto access.
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- Germany’s banking giants bring crypto to 80M customers – Why it mattersambcrypto.com · T2
- DekaBank to integrate crypto access for 50M clients under MiCA frameworkcryptobriefing.com · T2