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Is Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) regulated in the EU?

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) — legal name Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇩🇪 Germany.

Authorised under MiCA

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 4 December 2025 and covers 3 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) among the EU's authorised providers

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) was the 31st 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 3 authorised services it is at the register average of 3.3; 162 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

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) is authorised for 3 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 funds, 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.
  • 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 · c. Exchange for funds · 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

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) 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
Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG
Trading as
Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank)
LEI
529900EXG2PM316ISO63 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) (Germany)
Registered address
Kölner Straße 5, 65760 Eschborn
Declared website
dwpbank.de
Authorised on
4 December 2025
Register entry updated
1 September 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 Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) regulated in the EU?

Yes. Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) (Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 4 December 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) authorised for?

3 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, execution of orders, transfer services.

In which countries can Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Germany.

Who supervises Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank)?

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.