
Germany
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4 June, 2022
Germany: BaFin reminds firms of digital securities license registration guidelines as deadline looms
In a recently published leaflet by BaFin, the regulator stated that the for application for licenses would close on June...
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15 May, 2022
Germany won’t tax digital currency held for 1 year
Most notably, the new laws stipulate that Germany will not impose a capital gains tax on the sale of BTC...
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24 April, 2022
Germany’s Commerzbank seeks license for digital assets custody
If approved, Commerzbank, which has over 18 million customers and around 70,000 institutional clients, aims to serve as a digital...
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24 April, 2022
European Commission receives 10,000+ comments on digital euro, most in opposition
The comment period has been open for just two weeks, but the comments have been piling up, with Germans dominating...
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1 March, 2022
EU to give digital asset oversight to new AML regulatory body: report
Germany will lead the formation of the new body and it’s expected to start operations in 2024, including oversight over...
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28 January, 2022
Binance knowingly ignored AML, KYC checks and Changpeng Zhao knows it: report
A special report by Reuters has unearthed the rot at Binance, including how top execs made fun of anti-money laundering...