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Onecoin ‘Crypto Queen’ Ruja Ignatova Listed Among Europe’s Most Wanted
13.5.2022
Ruja Ignatova, mastermind of the notorious pyramid Onecoin, is now one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives. Also known as the “Crypto Queen,” she disappeared almost five years ago, after the Ponzi scheme she led collected billions of dollars from defrauded investors around...
Germany outlines favorable tax guidelines, gains on BTC and ETH sold after a year tax-free
12.5.2022
Germany’s Finance Ministry has released new cryptocurrency tax guidelines with no tax payable on gains from BTC and ETH sold 12 months after acquisition
Good News for German Crypto Investors, Spot Trading Increased in April + More News
11.5.2022
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Germany Publishes First Nationwide Tax Guide for Crypto
11.5.2022
The finance ministry letter deals with the income tax treatment of mining, staking, lending, hard forks and airdrops
US Labor Department on Bitcoin Pensions, Coinbase Intelligence & NFTs + More News
29.4.2022
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Here is why Germany is ranked the most crypto-friendly country
24.4.2022
The journey from crypto skepticism to enthusiasm: What allowed Germany to become the most attractive country for crypto investments?
Dozen of Bitcoin ATMs planned at the largest EU electronics retailer
21.4.2022
Following a successful Bitcoin ATM pilot by Europe’s largest electronics retailer, 12 new Bitcoin ATMs are coming to Austria’s MediaMarkt stores
Banking Giants Goldman Sachs and Commerzbank Take New Steps Towards Crypto
21.4.2022
The American investment bank Goldman Sachs is taking another step toward the crypto industry with a private meeting between its CEO and crypto exchange FTX’s founder & CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Meanwhile, German bank Commerzbank also appears to be strengthening its crypto offering after it applied...
Ukrainian Supermodels Photography in Germany for Campaign Called “No to War” Photography by Sam Yari
21.4.2022
Fine art and fashion director and photographer Sam Yari recently held an exhibition of Pravda photography in Kyiv, Ukraine. The ‘No to War’ photography exhibition and project in Germany in which Ukrainian supermodels will be involved. The images will be displayed in Paris, France, in...
Germany's Commerzbank Applies for Local Crypto Licence: Report
21.4.2022
If the license application is accepted, the bank would be authorized to offer exchange and crypto-asset services
German banking giant Commerzbank applies for crypto license
21.4.2022
A spokesperson for Commerzbank confirmed to local media that it applied for the license with BaFin earlier this year in a first for a major bank in Germany
Study: Switzerland Has ‘the Most Profitable Bitcoin Traders’ Worldwide, While France ‘Is the Best Bitcoin Trading Nation’
20.4.2022
According to a recent study published by the online investing news and education platform Invezz, Switzerland currently has the most profitable bitcoin traders worldwide. That’s according to data stemming from Chainalysis, Worldometers, and Triple A, which helped Invezz assign each country...
First Mover Asia: Is Germany Really the Most Crypto-Friendly Jurisdiction? Maybe Not; Bitcoin Gains
20.4.2022
'There are already digital means of payment:' EU Commission gets 11,000 public comments on CBDC project
19.4.2022
Less than two weeks after the consultation process' start, the prevalent mood in the comments section appears quite negative
Decentralizing the grid: Operators test blockchain solutions
14.4.2022
As today’s energy market becomes decentralized, energy grid operators may need to take a Web3 approach to asset management and security
MEP Stefan Berger: ‘Yes, we need regulations, but you still have to leave room to breathe’
14.4.2022
In an interview with Cointelegraph, the German politician explains why some forces in the European Parliament have suddenly come out in favor of a Bitcoin ban
Virtual Insurer and German Giant Munich Re Team Up to Offer Digital Asset Insurance
11.4.2022
Hong Kong-based virtual insurer OneDegree has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with German reinsurer Munich Re to launch OneInfinity, a new digital asset insurance product.
OneDegree says its product is an insurance and technology offering designed specifically for digital asset...
Museums in the metaverse: How Web3 technology can help historical sites
10.4.2022
Historical-site metaverses may become a new business model for tourism, and they may rewrite history in the process
US Hits Russian Crypto Exchange with Sanctions, Russian Central Bank Affraid That Crypto Will Replace Ruble
6.4.2022
The United States has hit the crypto exchange Garantex with sanctions, claiming that it has “willfully disregarded” anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML, CFT) obligations and “allowed” its “systems to be abused by illicit actors.” A joint Washington-Berlin effort...
Germany Shuts Down Hydra Market, Seizes Servers and Bitcoin
5.4.2022
Law enforcement agencies in Germany have targeted Hydra, a leading darknet market (DNM). As part of an operation conducted with U.S. support, the German police were able to establish control over the servers of the Russian-language platform in the country and take down its website. Investigators...