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Germany’s Largest Federal Lender LBBW Ventures Into Crypto Custody, Targets Mid-2024 Launch
15.4.2024
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Germany’s largest federal bank, has announced plans to offer crypto custody services later in the year. LBBW revealed its collaboration with Bitpanda, based in Austria, and stated that it will begin these services focusing on bitcoin and ethereum, the...
German investors investing in crypto before Bitcoin Halving: KPMG Study
15.4.2024
Bitcoin tops the investor popularity chart, followed by Ethereum, and it symbolizes a robust preference for digital assets in 2024. According to KPMG, investor sentiment is back on track after a year of financial turbulence in the cryptocurrency market. The analysis, which surveyed around 2,400...
German Federal Bank Landesbank to Offer Crypto Custody Services With Bitpanda
15.4.2024
German federal bank Landesbank Baden-Württemberg has entered a crypto partnership with Bitpanda to offer crypto-asset custody services in the second half of 2024.
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Crypto Bank Meld to Launch Tokenized RWAs to Retail Investors
21.3.2024
Meld will launch borrowing and lending services against tokenized RWA in partnership with German-licensed DeFi platform Swarm Markets.
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Finoa Integrates Centrifuge’s Anemoy Tokenized T-Bill Fund into Custodial Wallet System
28.2.2024
Finoa, a crypto custodian with a license from German regulator BaFin, has integrated Centrifuge's Anemoy tokenized T-Bill fund into its custodial wallet system.
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The Borderlands Movie Looks Um…Hmm…Well...
20.2.2024
It’s been a few years since we’ve heard or seen anything about that Borderlands movie starring Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Hart. So it was great to finally get our first real look at the cast in some new screenshots and oh… oh no. Read more
Deutsche Börse Group’s Crypto Subsidiary Granted Four Licenses by the German Regulator
15.2.2024
A subsidiary of the German multinational company Deutsche Börse Group has been granted four licenses by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority or Bafin. The licensing of the subsidiary helps to distinguish its product offering “as one of the few to meet these exceptionally high...
German Regulator BaFin Approves Crypto Carbon Credits Exchange Developed by Neutral and DLT Finance
6.2.2024
In collaboration with DLT Finance, Neutral, a German brokerage firm, has unveiled a blockchain-backed exchange for carbon credits. These financial instruments represent forests and renewable energy products, enabling businesses to offset their carbon footprint. While other initiatives have ventured...
German DZ Bank Plans to Roll Out Bitcoin Trading Pilot This Year: Report
2.2.2024
DZ Bank, the second largest bank in Germany, is reportedly planning to begin a retail crypto trading trial this year. Per a Bloomberg report, the Frankfurt-based bank aims to make the service available to its over 700 community banks. “Over the course of the year we will enter the pilot phase...
German Authorities Say They’ve Seized 50,000 Bitcoins
1.2.2024
German authorities have revealed that they have seized 50,000 bitcoins. “This is the most extensive seizure of bitcoins by law enforcement authorities in the Federal Republic of Germany to date,” the German police noted. Germany Seizes 50K Bitcoin The Saxony state police in Germany...
German Authorities Confiscate 50,000 BTC Worth $2 Billion From Illegal Movie Site
30.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Following an investigation led by the Dresden General Prosecutor’s Office and the Saxony State Criminal Police, approximately 50,000 Bitcoins were “provisionally” secured in mid-January 2024 in connection with the crackdown on an illegal movie site. According to German...
German Police Seize $2.1B Worth of Bitcoin in Piracy Sting
30.1.2024
Police in Germany have provisionally seized 50,000 bitcoin worth $2.17 billion in what it is calling its largest seizure to date
Crypto Firm USI Tech Founder Horst Jicha Arrested for Alleged $150 Million Fraud
22.1.2024
Horst Jicha, the founder of crypto firm USI Tech, has been arrested and charged by U.S. authorities for his involvement in an alleged $150 million international fraud scheme. According to a recent release published by the U.S. Depoartment of Justice (DOJ), Jicha, a 64-year-old German national,...
Halo Actor Didn’t Want Master Chief To Get Laid
19.1.2024
The Halo TV series on Paramount+ was always billed as a non-canon take on the universe and characters from the iconic franchise developed by Bungie and 343 Industries. That didn’t stop fans from lamenting the “changes” made to characters like Master Chief and Cortana—and freaking out when season...
OneCoin Crypto Scam: German Court Sentences Fraudsters to Jail
10.1.2024
Source: Svetoslav Radkov/Adobe Founders of the infamous OneCoin cryptocurrency scam have been sentenced to several years in jail by a German court. A German court in Münster on Monday handed down sentences to key accomplices involved in the OneCoin crypto fraud case. The couple Frank Ricketts...
Deutsche Bank-backed Taurus Partners With Teylor To Tokenize SME Loans In Germany
14.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Taurus, a Swiss crypto custody firm supported by Deutsche Bank, has entered into a partnership with Teylor, a fintech lending platform based in Zurich and specializing in the German SME marketplace. In a statement published on Thursday, the companies said that the collaboration aims...
Deutsche Bank-Backed Taurus Starts Tokenizing German SME Loans
14.12.2023
Crypto custody specialist Taurus has partnered with lending company Teylor
Matthew McConaughey Shows Off New Time-Bending Sci-Fi Game Exodus
8.12.2023
Today, at The Game Awards Exodus was officially announced via a new trailer and an on-stage appearance by actor Matthew McConaughey who stars in the game.Read more
German and US consumer confidence: Latest insights
4.12.2023
Consumer confidence and sentiment are important economic indicators for the foreign exchange market. The consumer confidence index (CCI), conducted every month, determines consumer sentiment by measuring spending plans for large purchases such as cars and real estate. This indicator evaluates...
Bitcoin Group Addressing 'Serious Deficits' in Money Laundering Measures Flagged by German Regulator
29.11.2023
The group reportedly said Wednesday that it has "no indications of violations of money laundering and terrorist financing laws."