• custody and administration of crypto assets on behalf of third parties: safekeeping or controlling, on behalf of third parties, crypto assets or the means of access to such crypto assets – where applicable in the form of private cryptographic keys;
• operation of a trading platform for crypto assets: managing one or more trading platforms for crypto assets, within which multiple third-party buying and selling interests for crypto assets can interact in a manner that results in a contract, either by exchanging one crypto asset for another or a crypto asset for fiat currency that is legal tender;
• exchange of crypto assets for other crypto assets: concluding purchase or sale contracts concerning crypto assets with third parties against other crypto assets by using proprietary capital;
• execution of orders for crypto assets on behalf of third parties: concluding agreements to buy or to sell one or more crypto assets or to subscribe for one or more crypto assets on behalf of third parties;
• placing of crypto assets: the marketing of newly-issued crypto assets or of crypto assets that are already issued but that are not admitted to trading on a trading platform for crypto assets, to specified purchasers and which does not involve an offer to the public or an offer to existing holders of the issuer’s crypto assets;
• reception and transmission of orders for crypto assets on behalf of third parties: the reception from a person of an order to buy or to sell one or more crypto assets or to subscribe for one or more crypto assets and the transmission of this order to a third party for execution;
• providing advice on crypto assets: offering, giving or agreeing to give personalised or specific recommendations to a third party, either at the third party’s request or on the initiative of the crypto asset service provider providing the advice, concerning the acquisition or sale of one or more crypto assets, or the use of crypto asset services.