Germany

Germany

Germany’s Solarisbank Launches Licensed Crypto Brokerage

With its close partnership with Bitstamp, Solarisbank is touting an instant “in-custody” settlement system.

Business  ·  25 February 2021
CoinFlash

Hacker Refuses to Hand Police Password for Seized Wallet With $6.5M in Bitcoin

Throughout a two-year prison term, the man repeatedly refused to give wallet access to German authorities.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2021
Crime

Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany

The DarkMarket site was thought to be the world's largest illegal online marketplace.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 January 2021
Blockchain

Germany Legalizes Electronic Securities on the Blockchain

Angela Merkel's cabinet passed new legislation on Wednesday removing the requirement to have paper-based securities and allowing blockchain to be used instead.

News  ·  16 December 2020
Stablecoins

One of the World’s Oldest Banks Is Issuing a Euro Stablecoin on Stellar

Germany’s Bankhaus von der Heydt is working with Bitbond for the first direct issuance of a stablecoin by a bank on Stellar, the firms said.

Business  ·  9 December 2020
Germany

Publishing Giant Bertelsmann Invests in Berlin-Based Crypto Fund

Bertelsmann has invested in the second fund of Berlin's Greenfield One, a crypto venture firm with earlier bets on NEAR, Arweave and others.

Business  ·  9 December 2020
Europe

Rebranded Libra Still a ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’: German Finance Minister

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz took aim at the rebranded lDiem and said it would take more than cosmetic changes to smoothen regulatory concerns.

News  ·  7 December 2020
Germany

Boerse Stuttgart Group Says Its Crypto Trading App Has Hit €1B Volume in 2020

Germany’s second-largest stock exchange says its trading app Bison exceeded its expectations this year.

Markets  ·  7 December 2020
CoinFlash

Private German Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund

Hauck & Aufhauser is launching a cryptocurrency fund in January 2021.

Business  ·  3 December 2020
Libra

German Finance Minister Says He Does Not Support Private Cryptos: Report

Olaf Scholz said banks need to adapt for a digital world but seemed to rule out private digital currencies from that future.

News  ·  20 November 2020
CoinFlash

German Lawmakers Vote ‘Nein’ on Blockchain for Transparency on Megaprojects

The bill sought to renew Germans' trust in their government's ability to keep megaproject spending under control.

News  ·  18 September 2020
Enterprise Blockchain

The Tapscotts Take Their Blockchain Research Institute Into Europe

Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), the consultancy founded by father-and-son tech evangelists Don and Alex Tapscott, has opened a European arm.

Business  ·  2 September 2020
CoinFlash

German Regulator Seizes Crypto ATMs

Germany's financial regulator BaFin is seizing bitcoin ATMs run by "Shitcoins Club" months after ordering its operator to cease trading crypto.

News  ·  6 August 2020
Germany

German Police Seize $29M in Bitcoin From Alleged Content Pirate

Prosecutors allege the programmer behind movie2k.to helped distribute 880,000 pirated films over a five-year period that ended in 2015.

News  ·  6 August 2020
Binance

Binance Enters German Market via Partnership With Crypto Investment Firm

Binance has partnered with licensed German investment firm CM-Equity to offer crypto asset management and brokerage services in Germany and Europe.

News  ·  23 July 2020