Bank · Germany
Commerzbank
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft · LEI 851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56 · commerzbank.com (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
3/3 status dimensions verified · 2 initiatives · last verified 2026-10-24
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | 24.5 | Live — restricted / specific counterparties · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | 15 | Notified (MiCA Art. 60) · initiative |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 15 | Live — restricted / specific counterparties · initiative |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Custody & trading |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 0 | No verified change in the last 365 days |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (2)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Custody & trading · Germany (EU/EEA MiCA)
MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, transfer services
- regulatory
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60)2025-04-07
- technical
- Unknown
- commercial
- Unknown
Commerzbank is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register with an Article 60 notification to BaFin (07/04/2025) covering custody & administration, transfer services.
Scope: Services listed in the ESMA register only.
In tracker · last verified 2026-10-22
Custody & trading · Germany
Crypto custody and trading for corporate clients (with Crypto Finance)
- regulatory
- Unknown
- technical
- Live — restricted / specific counterparties2024-09-19
- commercial
- Live — restricted / specific counterparties2024-09-19
Commerzbank, which says it received a German crypto custody licence in November 2023, began offering selected corporate clients in Germany custody of bitcoin and ether in September 2024, with Deutsche Börse subsidiary Crypto Finance handling trading.
Scope: Selected existing corporate clients in Germany.
In tracker · last verified 2026-10-24
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60) MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, transfer services
ESMA · 7 Apr 2025
PrimaryESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft) (opens source in new tab)
Partners & providers
From tracker records and verified item text only. “Co-named” means both appear in the same source — open it for context. Full map
No partner or provider named in our verified sources yet.
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
- 2026-10-22Primary record · European Securities and Markets AuthorityESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft) (opens source in new tab)
Markets (from stated target markets): European Union / EEA · Germany
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2025-04-07 · Status
Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register.
2024-09-19 · Status
Custody and trading offered to selected corporate clients in Germany.
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