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Is DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale regulated in the EU?

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇩🇪 Germany.

Authorised under MiCA

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 1 December 2025 and covers 4 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale among the EU's authorised providers

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale was the 30th of 100 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Germany, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 11 months after MiCA became applicable. With 4 authorised services it is above the register average of 3.3; 107 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 1 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. BaFin supervises 100 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale is authorised for 4 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for operating a trading platform, exchange for other crypto-assets, placing of crypto-assets, reception and transmission of orders, advice on crypto-assets, portfolio management — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • a Custody and administration 1 country Holding clients' crypto-assets or the private keys to them, and keeping them safe. This is what a wallet service or an exchange that keeps your coins does.
  • c Exchange for funds 1 country Buying crypto-assets from clients, or selling to them, against money (euro or another currency) using the provider's own capital.
  • e Execution of orders 1 country Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • j Transfer services 1 country Moving crypto-assets from one distributed-ledger address or account to another on the client's behalf.

Not authorised: b. Operating a trading platform · d. Exchange for other crypto-assets · f. Placing of crypto-assets · g. Reception and transmission of orders · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management.

Where it may operate

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale is authorised to operate only in Germany. It has not used the MiCA passport to notify other EEA states.

Highlighted: countries notified for at least one service. Outlined: home Member State. Passporting is per service; see the list on the left for each service's count.

Identification

Legal name
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
LEI
0W2PZJM8XOY22M4GG883 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) (Germany)
Registered address
Große Gallusstraße 14, 60315 Frankfurt am Main
Declared website
deka.de
Authorised on
1 December 2025
Register entry updated
25 June 2026
Only the declared domains are covered. Fraudsters routinely copy the name of an authorised provider and operate from a look-alike domain. If the website you are on is not one of the addresses above, the authorisation does not apply to it — check the exact domain.

Questions people ask

Is DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale regulated in the EU?

Yes. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 1 December 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale authorised for?

4 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, exchange for funds, execution of orders, transfer services.

In which countries can DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Germany.

Who supervises DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale?

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the competent authority in Germany, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Germany

All providers from Germany →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.