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State-Backed German Bank Says Bitcoin Will Leap to $90,000 in 2020
2.10.2019
Bitcoin about to take a big leap forward in 2020, BayernLB bank says
New Bitcoin Payment Solution to Emerge in Germany After BitPay's Exit
1.10.2019
A new cryptocurrency payment solution is in the works in Germany after major crypto payment processor BitPay left this market earlier this year.
Salamantex, an Austrian payment service provider, and TEN31, a fintech arm of German bank WEG Bank, agreed to cooperate and now aim to start accepting...
This Crypto-Savvy Bank Is Building Bandwidth for Bitcoin Retail Payments
1.10.2019
The German bank is set to help European retailers accept bitcoin payments in early 2020
Massive Layoffs: Banks Cutting Nearly 60,000 Jobs Worldwide
30.9.2019
Banks are laying off workers across the globe as revenue declines throughout the sector. According to reports, banks have announced nearly 60,000 job cuts so far this year, with most of the layoffs happening in Europe, especially in Germany. Also read: Panic at 137 Bank Branches as RBI Limits...
Crypto News From the German-Speaking World: Sept. 22–28 in Review
28.9.2019
From Cointelegraph auf Deutsch: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news
Bitmain to Launch Platform for Connecting Miners and Farms in October
27.9.2019
Chinese mining giant Bitmain to launch platform connecting crypto miners and farms in October
ECB Exec Says Libra Could Address Failings of Global Payments System
25.9.2019
Libra has been a wakeup call for banks to consider major issues in global payment systems, an ECB board member says
EU and Libra: Facebook’s Project Getts Challenged as ‘Eurocoin’ Looms
24.9.2019
EU politicians eye up “Eurocoin” to battle Libra in Europe as the lawmakers and central bankers fear that private currencies can disrupt economies and sovereignty
Bitfoliex Along with Traxalt Grace the Digital Finance World 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany
24.9.2019
Bitfoliex, the reputed multifunctional crypto-focused trading platform marked its presence in the Digital Finance World 2019 event organized in Frankfurt, Germany. The highly anticipated gathering was hosted in a two-day span between September 18, 2019, and September 19, 2019. The larges-scale...
Major German Stock Exchange Group Launches Crypto Trading
24.9.2019
Boerse Stuttgart Group, which operates Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, has launched a regulated crypto trading platform, in partnership with Solarisbank. Customers can connect directly to the new exchange and trade bitcoin against the euro without a broker. Also read: Indian...
Boerse Stuttgart Launches Regulated Digital Exchange
23.9.2019
As of today, the newly launched Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange is available to select users in Germany
Germany’s No. 2 Exchange Launches Bitcoin Spot Trading
23.9.2019
BSDEX is trading one pair -- the bitcoin/euro -- and will gradually open up to more retail and institutional investors
Crypto News From the German-Speaking World: Sept. 16–22 in Review
22.9.2019
This week’s select crypto and blockchain news from the German-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph auf Deutsch
Germany Comes Up with Climate Package Worth 50 Billion Euros Without New Debts
21.9.2019
According to the latest reports, Germany is set to finance a climate package worth over 50 billion euros (55 billion dollars) over the course of the next 4 years. The move has been taken to lower carbon emissions and protect the climate as well as restore the green credentials of it. The package...
Iota Launches Decentralized and Autonomous Industrial Marketplace
19.9.2019
Iota Foundation rolls out a platform enabling a decentralized and autonomous industrial marketplace
Germany Aims at Blocking Facebook’s Libra Along with Other Private Stablecoins
19.9.2019
With the rapid advancement of blockchain-based technologies, stablecoins, a fast-growing subset of cryptocurrencies are also on the rise. Stablecoins are designed by pegging their value to some other asset, like fiat currencies or exchange-traded commodities, in order to avoid drastic fluctuations...
Germany Passes National Policy to Explore Blockchain But Limit Stablecoins
18.9.2019
Germany's cabinet has passed a national strategy for exploring blockchain tech, while limiting the threat of stablecoins like Facebook's Libra
German Gov’t Approves New Plan to Block Private ‘Parallel Currencies’
18.9.2019
Germany’s new blockchain strategy, passed today, aims to prevent the launch of alternative currencies such as Facebook’s Libra
Germany ‘Rejects’ Stablecoins – and Wants the World to Do Likewise
18.9.2019
Germany’s cabinet has launched a stinging attack on stablecoins. The country’s finance minister suggested that it will “clearly reject” tokens like Facebook’s forthcoming Libra token, with Berlin hoping to push the rest of the international community to follow suit.
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German Finance Minister Says Gov’t Must Reject Facebook's Libra Coin
18.9.2019
German must reject “parallel currencies” like Facebook’s Libra Coin, says German finance minister