Deutsche Bank: Central Banks May Buy, Hold Bitcoin by 2030
$1.05 trillion asset manager Deutsche Bank says that German central banks may buy and hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets by 2030. The bank’s latest report highlights the growing interest in digital assets such as Bitcoin, as well as Gold’s recent gains in 2025, rivaling fiat. Deutsche Analysts consider it plausible that Bitcoin could complement gold as a reserve asset in the next five years.. Among the key signals for those analysts are a decreasing 30-day volatility—which reached multi-year lows in August 2025—a greater market depth, and enhanced regulatory attention in major jurisdictions. Marion Laboure, Analyst at Deutsche Bank Research, even stated that she could see Bitcoin becoming “digital gold” in the next few years, something that Strategy CEO Michael Saylor has preached throughout the past years. This hypothesis by Deutsche Bank could become a reality, so long as regulatory clarity in the USA, EU, and Asia continues to become clearer. With the US al...