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.
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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.
Boerse Stuttgart Digital blocknox service receives BaFin license in a pioneering move
The new license will see the firm offer the trio of brokerage, trading, and custody services to clients, according to Boerse Stuttgart Group CEO Matthias Voelkel.
Is Crypto.com next on the US exchange hit list?
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority is reportedly investigating the Singapore-based Crypto.com for failing to deliver on its promise to secure a formal partnership with local brokerage CM-Equity.
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.
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.