Odaily Planet Daily News: Germany's second-largest bank DZ Bank said in a press release on Thursday that it will work with Boerse Stuttgart Digital to provide cryptocurrency services to its 700 partner bank customers. The bank will provide cryptocurrency trading and custody services to its partner bank customers, enabling them to provide digital assets to their retail customers. Boerse Stuttgart Digital said that technical and operational preparations have begun, the first batch of banks will be connected this year, and selected retail customers will be promoted and tested in stages. Matthias Voelkel, CEO of Boerse Stuttgart Group, said: "We provide Boerse Stuttgart Digital's proven and fully regulated crypto trading and custody infrastructure to financial institutions across Europe." The Frankfurt-based bank manages $627 billion in assets and launched a cryptocurrency custody platform in November last year. (CoinDesk)