Germany

German regulator warns citizens of ‘Godfather’ malware targeting banking, digital currency accounts
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14 January, 2023

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...
Germany’s financial regulator calls for global-scale digital asset regulation
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19 December, 2022

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...
Germany’s financial regulator warns users of Rtcoin’s unlicensed operation
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14 December, 2022

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...
German linked to $29M Futurenet scam arrested in Greece, to be extradited to South Korea
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6 December, 2022

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...
Jack Dorsey’s Block sues Bitcoin.com over ‘Verse’ name in Europe
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30 November, 2022

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...
Germany’s BaFin admonishes Coinbase over its business organization
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9 November, 2022

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...
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