☕️ Deutsche Bank Launches Custody as Barclays Boosts Bitcoin ETF Stake Deutsche Bank rolls out digital asset custody for European institutions, while Barclays expands its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund holdings.
1. Deutsche Bank Launches Institutional Crypto Custody Under EU MiCA Rules — Germany's largest lender opened $BTC and Ether custody for corporate clients on Nov. 11 under BaFin supervision within the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. 2. Barclays Grows BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Stake to $187M — The British bank increased its iShares Bitcoin Trust holdings by 48% to 3.94 million shares in the third quarter, reflecting a wider commercial bank accumulation trend [1]. 3. Nomura Weighs Laser Digital Sale Following European Revenue Drops — The Japanese investment bank is holding divestment discussions with Marex Group regarding its crypto subsidiary after posting a $46.5 million quarterly regional loss. 4. Uncalled US House Races Could Lift Pro-Crypto Majority to 249 Seats — Advocacy group Stand With Crypto counts at least 246 allied representatives in the incoming Congress, securing working majorities for digital asset market structure rules. 5. Kraken Parent Payward Rolls Out 200 Tokenized European Equities — Payward introduced blockchain-based shares for firms like Shell on Solana and Ethereum, opening 24-hour onchain trading to over 110 global markets while barring UK domestic buyers.
📊 Bitcoin trades at $73,384 alongside Ether at $2,043, while total market capitalization sits at $2.43 trillion with $BTC dominance at 60.4%.
