Here’s another use case for blockchain—baggage tracking
Becky Liggero's recount of her terrible travel experience on the way to Cairo posed a question about how blockchain technology could solve travel bottlenecks and power the tourism industry.
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German regulator warns citizens of ‘Godfather’ malware targeting banking, digital currency accounts
BaFin says that one of the ways that the Godfather malware gets in contact with users is through the impersonation of popular investment websites and apps.
Germany’s financial regulator calls for global-scale digital asset regulation
BaFin president Mark Branson says that regulators have tried a hands-off approach to regulations, and judging by recent collapses, it clearly doesn’t work.
Germany’s financial regulator warns users of Rtcoin’s unlicensed operation
Rtcoin claims it has license to operate in Germany but a closer look at BaFin's database reveals otherwise, with British regulator chiming in saying the firm is also operating illegally in the U.K.
German linked to $29M Futurenet scam arrested in Greece, to be extradited to South Korea
Stephan Morgenstern co-founded the multi-level marketing scheme that targeted Koreans, Poles and Germans before Greek police arrested him and his co-conspirator.
Jack Dorsey’s Block sues Bitcoin.com over ‘Verse’ name in Europe
Legal counsel for Block sent letters to Bitcoin.com in July and August 2022 informing the company it was infringing on trademarks under German law, according to reports.
Germany’s BaFin admonishes Coinbase over its business organization
Digital asset exchange Coinbase was reprimanded by German financial supervisory authority BaFin over corporate deficiencies, with the latter demanding the firm carry out organizational change.
Germany: Nuri bank urges customers to remove funds from platform ahead of shutdown
Unfavorable macroeconomic conditions exacerbated Nuri's financial woes, leaving the bank with no choice but to pull the plug on its operations before the year ends.
3 OneCoin associates stand trial in Germany over alleged $335M laundered for ‘Cryptoqueen’
The three are the first to stand trial in Europe over the $4 billion digital asset pyramid scheme, as reports claim Ruja was tipped off before she vanished.
Germany’s DZ Bank to offer custodial services for the digital euro, other virtual assets
Seeking to address client demands amid soaring digital asset adoption rates, DZ Bank will offer custody services from scratch that will be closely affiliated with wholesale CBDCs.
Crypto lending platform Hodlnaut, German exchange Nuri latest to fail
The ‘crypto’ collapse continues unabated, with customers of both Singapore-based lending platform Hodlnaut and German digital asset exchange Nuri fearing for the safety of their funds.
Kurt’s personal blog: Live aus Berlin!
The people at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress were very excited to learn about an efficient and powerful blockchain to use in their dev stack, CoinGeek’s Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.