Daily Brief ยท November 12, 2026
Deutsche Bank rolls out digital asset custody for European institutions, while Barclays expands its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund holdings.
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Deutsche Bank Launches Institutional Crypto Custody Under EU MiCA Rules
Germany's largest lender opened $BTC and Ether custody for corporate clients on Nov. 11 under BaFin supervision within the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework.
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Barclays Grows BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Stake to $187M
The British bank increased its iShares Bitcoin Trust holdings by 48% to 3.94 million shares in the third quarter, reflecting a wider commercial bank accumulation trend .
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Nomura Weighs Laser Digital Sale Following European Revenue Drops
The Japanese investment bank is holding divestment discussions with Marex Group regarding its crypto subsidiary after posting a $46.5 million quarterly regional loss.
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Uncalled US House Races Could Lift Pro-Crypto Majority to 249 Seats
Advocacy group Stand With Crypto counts at least 246 allied representatives in the incoming Congress, securing working majorities for digital asset market structure rules.
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Kraken Parent Payward Rolls Out 200 Tokenized European Equities
Payward introduced blockchain-based shares for firms like Shell on Solana and Ethereum, opening 24-hour onchain trading to over 110 global markets while barring UK domestic buyers.
The numbers
Bitcoin trades at $73,384 alongside Ether at $2,043, while total market capitalization sits at $2.43 trillion with $BTC dominance at 60.4%.
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