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Germany’s central bank explores legality of deposit tokens, pokes holes in blockchain

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24 July, 2023

Germany’s central bank explores legality of deposit tokens, pokes holes in blockchain

Deutsche Bundesbank notes that existing legislation does not provide whether or not tokenized deposits will be considered deposits in the...

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Steven Stradbrooke

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30 June, 2023

Binance’s ever-shrinking European footprint loses EUR payment rail

Germany’s Bafin had decided against issuing Binance a license to custody digital currencies, stating that this decision had been communicated...

Deutsche Bank seeks digital asset custody license as part of expansion strategy

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Wahid Pessarlay

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25 June, 2023

Deutsche Bank seeks digital asset custody license as part of expansion strategy

Deutsche Bank's application to offer digital asset custody to institutional clients forms part of its strategic plan to increase revenue...

Editorial

Kurt Wuckert Jr

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20 June, 2023

Bitcoin: Live aus Berlin

Kurt Wuckert Jr. attended the 7th Metanet workshop in Moritzplatz Berlin, which was dominated by talks about the Ordinals, Bitcoin...

Germany launches probe into ChatGPT over data protection

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Steve Kaaru

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27 April, 2023

Germany launches probe into ChatGPT over data protection

Germany is the latest European country looking into ChatGPT after Italy banned the popular artificial intelligence chatbot and is seeking...

German banks begin deposit tokens trials with plans for multi-currency expansion

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Wahid Pessarlay

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20 April, 2023

German banks begin deposit tokens trials with plans for multi-currency expansion

In an effort to build an intuitive payments ecosystem, Germany's four major banks embarked on a study that would see...

Boerse Stuttgart Digital blocknox service receives BaFin license in a pioneering move

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Wahid Pessarlay

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5 April, 2023

Boerse Stuttgart Digital blocknox service receives BaFin license in a pioneering move

The new license will see the firm offer the trio of brokerage, trading, and custody services to clients, according to...

Is Crypto.com next on the US exchange hit list?

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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4 April, 2023

Is Crypto.com next on the US exchange hit list?

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority is reportedly investigating the Singapore-based Crypto.com for failing to deliver on its promise to secure...

Here’s another use case for blockchain—baggage tracking

Business

Becky Liggero Fontana

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18 January, 2023

Here’s another use case for blockchain—baggage tracking

Becky Liggero's recount of her terrible travel experience on the way to Cairo posed a question about how blockchain technology...

German regulator warns citizens of ‘Godfather’ malware targeting banking, digital currency accounts

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Wahid Pessarlay

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14 January, 2023

German regulator warns citizens of ‘Godfather’ malware targeting banking, digital currency accounts

BaFin says that one of the ways that the Godfather malware gets in contact with users is through the impersonation...

Germany’s financial regulator calls for global-scale digital asset regulation

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Steve Kaaru

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19 December, 2022

Germany’s financial regulator calls for global-scale digital asset regulation

BaFin president Mark Branson says that regulators have tried a hands-off approach to regulations, and judging by recent collapses, it...

Germany’s financial regulator warns users of Rtcoin’s unlicensed operation

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Wahid Pessarlay

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14 December, 2022

Germany’s financial regulator warns users of Rtcoin’s unlicensed operation

Rtcoin claims it has license to operate in Germany but a closer look at BaFin's database reveals otherwise, with British...

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