Commerzbank secures digital asset custody license in Germany
Commerzbank’s foray into digital currencies may increase adoption, given that it has nearly 11 million small-business and private customers in Germany and 30% foreign trade transactions.
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Deutsche Börse digital currency exchange planned for 2024 launch
Deutsche Börse aims to launch a digital asset exchange by 2024, introducing a stablecoin and expanding into tokenized securities to reflect the broader industry shift.
Fredrik Keitel: Most people aren’t aware of BSV blockchain’s capability
Fredrik Keitel believes there needs to be better communication and more events targeting a broad audience to demonstrate the capabilities of the BSV blockchain.
Deutsche Bank strikes partnership with Taurus to offer digital currency custodial services
Deutsche Bank partners with Taurus to offer digital asset custody services, aligning with EU's MiCA regulation, and marking a strategic move into the digital asset space.
Germany devises AI investment plan to match US
Germany pursues its ambition to double down on AI funding, with Bettina Stark-Watzinger saying the plan would support further innovation and create regulatory initiatives amid threats posed by the technology.
UK, France and Germany all crack down on Worldcoin
In the U.K., the Information Commissioner's Office is investigating WorldCoin over its data handling and processing, while Germany and France deem its data collection process questionable.
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 natural sense.
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 to the exchange’s local representatives.
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 stream amid economic uncertainties.
Bitcoin: Live aus Berlin
Kurt Wuckert Jr. attended the 7th Metanet workshop in Moritzplatz Berlin, which was dominated by talks about the Ordinals, Bitcoin script, concepts in Bitcoin, and much more.
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 to assess the chatbot’s GDPR adherence.
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 them settling transactions using "deposit tokens" minted on a blockchain.