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Germany's main savings bank network Sparkassen launches Bitcoin trading via DekaBank

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Sparkassen's banking network, via DekaBank, has officially launched Bitcoin and multi-cryptocurrency trading services. Each trade incurs a fee of 0.99 EUR plus a price spread, and withdrawals are restricted to designated crypto asset service providers. While DekaBank claims custody and withdrawal services are free, a minimum withdrawal threshold of 0.0001 BTC applies for Bitcoin. The service marks a significant entry for traditional German savings banks into the crypto market.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/21/2026

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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 19, 00:00recorded Oct 21, 15:15single sourcerevised

    德国主流储蓄银行网络上线比特币交易

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    Subject：
    Deka
    Action：
    在Sparkassen银行推出加密货币交易服务
    Object：
    比特币、以太坊、Solana、XRP和POL代币
    Occurred (fact side)：
    Oct 19, 00:00
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    Oct 21, 15:10
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    Oct 21, 15:15
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  1. CryptoSlateRelated fact: single sourceSource report revised
    Germany's main savings bank network Sparkassen launches Bitcoin trading through Deka

    Report first recorded Oct 21, 15:15

    Germany's Sparkassen savings bank network launched Bitcoin and multi-crypto trading through Deka on Oct. 19, with five participating banks offering the service via the Sparkasse app. Each trade costs €0.99 plus a DekaBank spread, and customers cannot transfer crypto to self-custody wallets as Deka holds the private keys and limits delivery to specified CASPs.

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