- ABN AMRO is a Dutch full-service bank headquartered in Amsterdam, serving private and business customers.
- Its German subsidiary Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody has now received a MiCA license from BaFin.
The MICA regulation came into force at the end of 2024 and is intended to harmonize the previously inconsistent EU crypto regulation and give service providers from different countries of origin the opportunity to offer their services across the EU via so-called “passporting”.
ABN AMRO through MiCA license in the EU internal market
Die Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody GmbH HADC, which emerged from the Hauck Aufhäuser Lamp Privatbank and has been part of the ABN Amro Group since 2025, is becoming a pioneer in the custody and management of crypto assets.
But the license not only allows custody and administration, but also the execution of transactions on behalf of institutional investors. This means that customers benefit from a combination of 230 years of banking tradition, focused expertise, international reach and an A rating. HADC board member Dr. Holger Sepp explained:
“Our depository stands for something that is particularly valuable these days: continuity and partnership. We build on our special positioning in the German market: as a medium-sized company, we have a pronounced agility and maintain personal exchanges with our customers.”
In this way, ABN Amro is strengthening its position as a “European bank”. The MiCA license is the most important regulatory basis for trust and legal certainty, especially for institutional investors who have previously been hesitant to take larger exposures to the crypto market.
Through European approval ABN Amro can now offer its digital asset services across the entire EU internal market and secure decisive market shares at an early stage.
At the same time, the expansion makes it clear that large banks no longer view crypto custody as a niche, but increasingly as a strategic business area of high relevance.
For the market as a whole, the license is a signal that the regulatory basis has been created to integrate digital assets into the mainstream of the financial world, with all the opportunities and risks – and legally secure investor protection.
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