Sparkassen, a group of savings banks that operate in Germany from the first established in Hamburg in 1778, has decided to introduce cryptocurrency trade services for its customers, according to a Bloomberg report.
The group will allow private clients to exchange cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin
and Ether, directly through its mobile banking applications through the group’s stock platform, Dekabank, and the installation is expected to be carried out live for the summer of 2026.
The news occurs months after Dekabank introduced Custody and Trade Services of crypto for institutional clients and represents the growing acceptance of digital assets within traditional banking systems.
The German Savings Bank Association (DSGV) According to reports, he supported the decision to allow cryptography trade, citing the growing demand and prevalence of the legal framework under the so -called European regulation of Micar.
Earlier this year, Matthias Diess, president of the savings banks in Bavaria, said in a Bloomberg interview that savings banks should offer customers the opportunity to exchange cryptocurrencies, diverting from a recommendation from the three -year committee warning against the qualification of cryptographic trade.
That said, despite heating the idea, DGSV still considers that digital assets are highly speculative investments, according to Bloomberg.
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