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The newly acquired license empowers Commerzbank to forge ahead in establishing a comprehensive range of digital asset services. origin »
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If the license application is accepted, the bank would be authorized to offer exchange and crypto-asset services.
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A spokesperson for Commerzbank confirmed to local media that it applied for the license with BaFin earlier this year as a first for a major bank in Germany.
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