Is Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody GmbH licensed under MiCA in the European Union?

Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody GmbH is an institutional digital-asset custodian based in Germany, not a consumer crypto exchange or app. According to research sources, it operates as a subsidiary of the private bank Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank, with the wider group now sitting under Dutch parent ABN AMRO. The legal entity is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main and dates back to 2013 (originally Venturate AG, later Kapilendo Custodian AG), before being acquired by Hauck & Aufhäuser in 2021. Its service is the safekeeping and administration of crypto-assets for institutional clients such as banks and financial institutions, rather than retail spot trading, savings, staking or cards. Sources: DFPA, Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank

On the licensing question: yes, the entity is authorised under MiCA in the EU. Research reports that Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody GmbH holds a MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) authorisation granted by Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), with the licence reported as effective from November 2025. As an authorised crypto-asset service provider, the licence allows it to passport these services across EU member states under the European passporting procedure. Sources: Heuking, DFPA

The scope of that authorisation matters. According to the research sources, the MiCA licence covers custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients and the provision of transfer services for crypto-assets. It does not, on this record, extend to operating a trading platform, exchange, brokerage, portfolio management or advice. Research describes multi-asset custody capability, explicitly including Bitcoin alongside other crypto-assets, but no consumer-facing EUR/SEPA spot trading, savings, staking or card products are offered. Anyone evaluating this entity should treat it as a regulated institutional custodian, not a retail platform. Source: DFPA