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No NFTs Are Securities – Yet, German Finance Officials Say

8.3.2023
Classification of the ownership tokens as a financial instrument would imply licensees and money laundering supervision, according to regulator Bafin

Crypto Custodian Finoa Gets License Approvals From German Regulator BaFin

28.2.2023

Time for Serious Global Crypto Regulation, Germany Says

15.12.2022
Germany’s financial watchdog has issued a call for global regulation of the crypto industry in the aftermath of the FTX collapse. The hands-off approach was wrong, the head of the agency says, insisting it’s time to protect consumers as the sector expands links with traditional finance. Bafin...

Austrian Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Secures Trading License From Germany’s BaFin

23.11.2022
Crypto exchange and custody platform Bitpanda announced on Nov. 22 that it had received a crypto trading license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. According to Bitpanda, securing a license means it has become the “first European retail investment platform to meet...

Germany’s financial regulator orders Coinbase to address ‘business organization’ practices

8.11.2022
In effect since Oct. 27, BaFin’s order referred to Coinbase’s Germany arm outsourcing some operations “essential for conducting banking business or providing financial services.”

German BaFin official calls for 'innovative' EU-wide DeFi regulation

18.5.2022
Highlighting Germany’s crypto license as an example of attractive regulation, Birgit Rodolphe writes that similar frameworks should be the same throughout the EU to “prevent a fragmented market.”

German banking giant Commerzbank applies for crypto license

21.4.2022
A spokesperson for Commerzbank confirmed to local media that it applied for the license with BaFin earlier this year in a first for a major bank in Germany

German Online Bank N26 to Launch Cryptocurrency Trading Business This Year

13.1.2022
N26, a German online neobank, has announced it will get into the cryptocurrency trading business this year. The announcement was made by Max Tayenthal, co-founder and a CEO of the company, who pondered whether focusing on cryptocurrency instead of going global may have been a better idea....

Bitcoin-based security token offering approved in Germany

17.9.2021
Germany joins countries such as France, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal by greenlighting the Bitcoin-based EXOeu token

Kraken Crypto Exchange Seeks EU License, Eyes Expansion in Europe

25.8.2021
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is preparing to expand operations in the European market, according to the German press. The coin trading platform is in talks with regulators and plans to acquire a license in an EU member state, its founder Jesse Powell revealed. Kraken to Enter European...

Germany's financial regulator issues retail crypto investment warning

19.3.2021
German financial regulator BaFin wants retail investors to be aware of the risks associated with crypto investments, especially in the current bull market

Deutsche Borse’s platform Xetra to list its first Ether ETPs

8.3.2021
Deutsche Borse’s Xetra prepares to list two Ether ETPs and a Bitcoin Cash ETP on Tuesday, stating that crypto ETFs are unlikely to come soon due to EU regulations

Deutsche Bank Quietly Plans to Offer Crypto Custody, Prime Brokerage

13.2.2021
The bank’s game plan was hidden in plain sight in a widely overlooked report by the World Economic Forum

Germany legalizes digitized securities

16.12.2020
Europe's largest economy is looking to pave the way for securities trading on the blockchain

Owning a Bitcoin ATM is about to get a lot harder in Germany

9.9.2020
Blockchain regulation continues to increase and it isn't likely to slow down any time soon

Germany Begins Closing Down All Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs

9.8.2020
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the country’s top financial regulator responsible for regulating crypto service providers, has begun actively closing down unauthorized bitcoin ATMs, a BaFin spokesperson has confirmed to news.Bitcoin.com. All Unauthorized...