Bank (ICSD, Deutsche Börse Group) · Luxembourg
Clearstream
Clearstream Banking S.A. · clearstream.com (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
3/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-11-04
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 | 35 | Live — commercial, within explicit scope · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | 15 | Notified (MiCA Art. 60) · initiative |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 20 | Live — commercial, within explicit scope · 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 (1)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Custody & trading · EU/EEA (passported) and international ICSD clients
Clearstream: bitcoin and ether custody and settlement for institutional clients in the ICSD account structure, Crypto Finance as sub-custodian
- regulatory
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60)2025-04-07
- technical
- Live — commercial, within explicit scope2025-06-02
- commercial
- Live — commercial, within explicit scope2025-06-02
Deutsche Börse’s Clearstream announced on 11 March 2025 that it would offer bitcoin and ether custody and settlement to institutional clients, using group company Crypto Finance as sub-custodian, and the offering went live on 2 June 2025; the CSSF register lists Clearstream Banking S.A. as a CASP for crypto-asset custody from 7 April 2025 after its MiCA notification.
Scope: Institutional clients; BTC and ETH first in scope; custody only under MiCA (trading via partners).
In tracker · last verified 2026-11-04
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60) Clearstream: bitcoin and ether custody and settlement for institutional clients in the ICSD account structure, Crypto Finance as sub-custodian
CSSF (Luxembourg), ESMA · 7 Apr 2025
PrimaryESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: Clearstream Banking S.A.) (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
- BCV · named role (tracker) · Deutsche Börse Group; sub-custodian
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
- 2026-11-04Primary record · Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (Luxembourg)CSSF entity register (Search entities) — Clearstream Banking S.A., CASP N00000002 (opens source in new tab)
- 2025-06-06Primary record · European Securities and Markets AuthorityESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: Clearstream Banking S.A.) (opens source in new tab)
Markets (from stated target markets): European Union / EEA
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2025-06-02 · Status
Crypto custody via Clearstream live for all Clearstream clients.
2025-04-07 · Status
Notification to the CSSF (7 Feb 2025, per ESMA); CSSF records crypto custody from 7 Apr 2025.
2025-03-11 · Status
Clearstream crypto custody for institutional investors announced, launch expected April 2025.
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