Boerse Stuttgart Digital Secures License from BaFin for Crypto Custody Business

​As part of Boerse Stuttgart Digital, blocknox GmbH has received the final license for its business operations as a crypto custodian from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

Under the brand Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Boerse Stuttgart Group has bundled all its cryptocurrency and digital asset activities. Boerse Stuttgart Digital offers institutional partners simple solutions for accessing and trading cryptocurrencies, along with fiduciary custody. European banks, brokers, asset managers, and family offices can use these trading and custody solutions for their own digital asset offerings. 

Dr. Matthias Voelkel, CEO of Boerse Stuttgart Group states: "This is the first time that an established market participant has been licensed to hold cryptocurrencies in custody without any acquisitions. This completes the unique infrastructure we offer: of all the traditional service providers operating in the European crypto market, we are now the only one-stop-shop that's fully regulated by BaFin in Germany for brokerage, trading, and custody of digital assets. For banks, brokers, asset managers, and family offices, this makes us the infrastructure partner of choice."

Dr. Oliver Vins, Managing Director of Boerse Stuttgart Digital and of the custodian blocknox, adds: "Reliability, stability, and transparency form the basis for well-functioning crypto markets. The BaFin license reinforces us on our path to provide financial institutions across Europe with secure access to a growing market for digital assets using these core principles."

Following the January 1st, 2020 legal regulation of crypto custody in Germany, specific authorization is required for the custody of crypto assets. Having applied for this authorization in due time, blocknox had been granted the provisional status of a regulated financial services provider.