Germany opens a blockchain consultation process
Germany is looking to build a blockchain strategy, and they’re asking for recommendations before they get the ball rolling.
Germany is looking to build a blockchain strategy, and they’re asking for recommendations before they get the ball rolling.
The suspects reportedly operated the mining farm for at least a year and a half. In that time, they consumed enough electricity to power 30 households.
Börse Stuttgart, the firm behind the Stuttgart Stock Exchange, is to launch a crypto trading market in 2019, in partnership with solarisBank.
Bitwala announced the launch of crypto bank accounts that can be used for virtually anything, just like regular bank accounts.
Bitcoin group SE, owner of Bitcoin Deutschland AG, announced its acquisition of investment bank Tremmel Wertpapierhandelsbank as part of expansion plans.
Finatex Ltd. has been order to close parts of its activities by Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), according to an announcement on the BaFin website.
The German central bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has partnered with the operator of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange to successfully test the application of blockchain technology in securities settlement.
The German capitals market has established a department for “DLT [distributed ledger technology], crypto assets and new market structures” in an attempt to harness the potential of blockchain technology.
Blocktrade Technology had signed a software licensing agreement with Valens Bank, which will see Valens handling trading through its new crypto fund with the help of Blocktrade Technology’s Crypto Trading Toolbox.
Börse Stuttgart will set up a new trading venue that allows the exchange of tokens from initial coin offerings (ICOs) it will host, in addition to other established cryptocurrencies, according to reports.
Berlin-based solarisBank has launched a “bridge between crypto and fiat worlds” through a new platform called the “solarisBank Blockchain Factory.”
Prosecutors from Bavaria hit the jackpot as they sold off a record-breaking €12 million ($13.9 million) worth of cryptocurrencies seized from criminal operations.