According to @rovercrc, the European cryptocurrency landscape is seeing divergent developments that traders should monitor. In Germany, the Sparkassen public savings bank network plans to introduce Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) trading for its clients directly through their banking apps by summer 2026, a move facilitated by its DekaBank securities platform and supported by the German Savings Bank Association (DSGV) due to rising customer demand under MiCAR regulations. Conversely, the United Kingdom is moving towards a more restrictive stance, as the Bank of England intends to propose new rules by 2026 to limit banks' exposure to volatile crypto assets. David Bailey of the Bank of England stated this approach is influenced by the Basel Committee's standards, which suggest a 1% cap on exposure to assets like Bitcoin to safeguard financial stability, a cautionary signal for institutional crypto involvement in the UK.