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EU Members Adopt Tougher Crypto Rules Than AML Directive Requires
13.8.2019
Europe is gradually tightening the rules for the crypto space. A wave of new regulations are introducing stricter requirements for companies operating in the industry and cryptocurrency users are going to feel the difference in the coming months. The measures stem from the obligation of member...
Market Outlook: Bitcoin Cash Spikes While Economic Fears Spread Worldwide
13.8.2019
On Tuesday, August 13, most digital currency prices have dropped in value between 2-5% while crypto trade volumes globally have fallen to $46 billion in the last 48 hours. Despite the downturns across the board, bitcoin cash (BCH) is holding steady, up 2% today and now commanding the fourth largest...
Insurance Giant Allianz Is Working on a Token-Based Blockchain Ecosystem
9.8.2019
Allianz is working on a token-based blockchain system, expecting it to streamline international insurance payments for its corporate customers
Commerzbank Tests Blockchain Machine to Machine Payments with Daimler
8.8.2019
Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler and Commerzbank just tested blockchain-based machine to machine payments
Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again
8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...
More Signs the Next Big Financial Crisis May Begin in Germany
3.8.2019
Germany, the locomotive of Europe’s huge economy, is entering a difficult period, various indicators suggest. And when the Federal Republic sneezes, the Old Continent usually catches cold. This time, Germany may infect the rest of the world as well. An economic and financial crisis there...
Large Regulated Token Sales Indicate ICOs May Be Coming Back
28.7.2019
Initial coin offerings have seen a significant decline in popularity, but they are not to be written off completely. Although you don’t hear the term “ICO” so often nowadays, some recent regulatory developments indicate they have a place in the digital economy realm. Crowdfunding...
BaFin Approves Fundament Group’s Tokenized Real Estate Bond Worth 250 Million Euros
25.7.2019
Fundament Group, based in Germany’s Berlin, has received the approval from BaFin to issue the nation’s first tokenized bond which is backed by the German real estate. BaFin is the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany. This real estate bond is based on the blockchain of Ethereum and...
Fundament Gets Approval From German Regulators For $280 Million Ethereum Token Sale
23.7.2019
Berlin-based blockchain start-up Fundament announced on Tuesday that it had been granted approval by the country chief regulatory body for the €250 million Ethereum token sale. It will be a security token sale backed by real estate bonds. Fundament Real Estate Token gets approval by German...
G7 Agrees on Crypto Action Plan Spurred by Facebook’s Libra
20.7.2019
G7 finance chiefs met this week and Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency was high on their agenda. They agreed on several crypto initiatives and fast regulatory responses to projects such as Libra, calling for them to meet the highest standards of financial regulation. Also read: G20 Leaders Issue...
As Deutsche Bank Axes 18,000 Jobs, Bitcoin Offers a Powerful ‘Plan ฿’
8.7.2019
Deutsche Bank taking an axe to 18,000 jobs and winding down its investment banking arm paints a bleak picture of traditional finance at a time of booming growth for crypto
Bitcoin Miner Buys 5,000 ASICs as Network Hash Rate Climbs to New All-Time High
1.7.2019
Germany’s Northern Bitcoin buys 4,475 ASIC miners as expansion begins
Deutsche Börse’s Xetra Exchange Lists First Blockchain Firm
1.7.2019
The Deutsche Börse-operated trading venue has just listed a Forbes top-10 blockchain company to watch
First Blockchain Company Gets Listed on Deutsche Börse-Operated Xetra Exchange
1.7.2019
German BaaS provider Advanced Blockchain AG has become the first blockchain firm to be listed on Germany’s Xetra digital stock exchange, operated by Deutsche Börse
BaFin Head Urges Global Bank Standards in Response to Facebook’s Libra
26.6.2019
BaFin’s president Felix Hufeld urged regulators not to stand aside on the issue of Facebook’s stablecoin Libra
Deutsche Bank: ‘Aggressive’ Central Banks Making Bitcoin More Attractive
26.6.2019
A dovish U.S. Federal Reserve is one of the reasons for the recent surge of bitcoin prices, according to Deutsche Bank lead strategist
Germany: CDU and CSU Union to Integrate Blockchain Into Public Services
25.6.2019
German CDU and CSU Union proposes the deployment of blockchain tech in public services
Meeting Bitcoiners Online When They Live in the Same City
23.6.2019
Bitcoin developer Mark "Murch" Erhardt tells CoinDesk about the most surprising interaction he ever had in his years of running the Bitcoin Stack Exchange. Turns out the crypto world *is* that small!
Napster Creator’s Blockchain Firm Helium Releases IoT Hotspots
13.6.2019
Helium launched blockchain-based hotspot devices, designed to comprise a decentralized internet network providing IoT connectivity
Germany Gains Blockchain Real Estate Fund From Investment Manager Peakside
12.6.2019
European investment manager Peakside Capital Advisors has launched a real estate fund for the German market using blockchain technology