Bank · Germany
Openbank Deutschland
Openbank Deutschland AG · LEI 5299002CRNX7K6KOL397 · openbank.de (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
1/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-11-06
Only 1 of 3 status dimensions (commercial, regulatory, technical) are verified for this institution; at least 2 are required before a score is shown. We show this rather than guess.
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 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | 15 | Notified (MiCA Art. 60) · initiative |
| Technical delivery | 20 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Custody & trading |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2026-10-02 |
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 · Germany
Openbank Deutschland: MiCA Article 60 notification (custody, execution)
- regulatory
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60)2026-10-02
- technical
- Unknown
- commercial
- Unknown
Santander’s German digital bank Openbank Deutschland AG may custody crypto-assets and execute crypto-asset orders under MiCA from 2 October 2026, according to BaFin’s company database; ESMA’s interim register records its Article 60 notification on 23 October 2026.
Scope: Germany; two MiCA services (custody, order execution).
In tracker · last verified 2026-11-06
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60) Openbank Deutschland: MiCA Article 60 notification (custody, execution)
BaFin (Germany), ESMA · 2 Oct 2026
PrimaryESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: Openbank Deutschland AG) (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.
- 2026-11-06Primary record · Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (Germany)BaFin company database — Openbank Deutschland Aktiengesellschaft (MiCA crypto-asset services) (opens source in new tab)
- 2026-10-23Primary record · European Securities and Markets AuthorityESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: Openbank Deutschland AG) (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.
2026-10-02 · Status
Article 60 notification to BaFin for custody and execution (BaFin Erteilungsdatum 2 Oct 2026; ESMA register date 23 Oct 2026).
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