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Germany’s Biggest Bank Talked the Talk, Now it Walks the Crypto Walk
15.2.2021
Deutsche Bank has gone low-key with its crypto intentions, but after months of crypto-positalk, the bank – Germany’s biggest with assets of almost USD 1.8 trillion – has taken the plunge into crypto custody.
It's not a surprising move as the bank’s analysts have been making bullish remarks...
Hacker Refuses to Hand Police Password for Seized Wallet With $6.5M in Bitcoin
5.2.2021
Throughout a two-year prison term, the man repeatedly refused to give wallet access to German authorities
Germany’s blockchain initiative: How adoption became a reality in 2020
4.2.2021
Germany recognizes the importance of blockchain, but how did it act in 2020, and what effect will this have on its blockchain ecosystem?
After 11 Years, Left 4 Dead 2 Is Finally Uncensored In Germany
29.1.2021
Valve announced Thursday that, after more than a decade, Germany has decided to allow folks to play an uncensored version of Left 4 Dead 2.Read more
Nornickel to use blockchain for its new ETCs on Deutsche Börse and LSE
18.1.2021
A palladium fund founded by Norilsk Nickel will launch exchange-traded commodities for metals custodied using blockchain at the Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange
German real estate group issues $24M bond using Stellar blockchain
14.1.2021
Major German real estate group Vonovia has used the Stellar blockchain to transfer the ownership of real estate rights
Darknet Giant Darkmarket Shut Down, Alleged Operator Arrested
13.1.2021
The authorities in seven countries and Europol have jointly taken down Darkmarket, one of the largest darknet marketplaces. The action was taken after the marketplace’s alleged operator was arrested in Germany. Authorities Shut Down Darkmarket Europol announced Tuesday that darknet...
Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany
13.1.2021
The DarkMarket site was thought to be the world's largest illegal online marketplace
IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport
11.1.2021
Ubrich GmbH is providing a solution using IOTA to the Frankfurt Airport Corona Testing Center
The US has already lost the 2020 crypto regulation race to Europe
31.12.2020
When it comes to crypto regulation, the United States is falling further behind more progressive and visionary nations
New Law in Germany Embraces All-Electronic and Blockchain Crypto Securities
17.12.2020
The German government has passed new legislation to introduce all-electronic securities as part of the country’s wider blockchain strategy. According to the country’s finance ministry, the new law relaxes rules forcing issuers and holders of securities to document transactions with...
Germany legalizes digitized securities
16.12.2020
Europe's largest economy is looking to pave the way for securities trading on the blockchain
Euro stablecoin launched on Stellar by one of Europe's oldest banks
10.12.2020
The EURB is fully regulated and backed 100% by Euros, allowing banks and institutional investors to use the cryptocurrency without exposure to counterparty risk
One of the World’s Oldest Banks Is Issuing a Euro Stablecoin on Stellar
9.12.2020
Germany’s Bankhaus von der Heydt is working with Bitbond for the first direct issuance of a stablecoin by a bank on Stellar, the firms said
Publishing Giant Bertelsmann Invests in Berlin-Based Crypto Fund
9.12.2020
Bertelsmann has invested in the second fund of Berlin's Greenfield One, a crypto venture firm with earlier bets on NEAR, Arweave and others
German Bank to Launch Bitcoin Investment Fund in January
8.12.2020
German private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser says it will launch a crypto investment fund in January next year, allowing institutional and semi-institutional investors to invest in digital assets including, bitcoin, ether, and stellar. ● According to a report on Fundview,...
Rebranded Libra Still a ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’: German Finance Minister
7.12.2020
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz took aim at the rebranded lDiem and said it would take more than cosmetic changes to smoothen regulatory concerns
World governments agree on importance of crypto regulation at G7 meeting
7.12.2020
A vast number of nations, including many G7 members, want more rules for crypto
German government unimpressed by Facebook stablecoin's rebrand
7.12.2020
German finance minister says “A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.”
German Stock Exchange’s Crypto Trading App Surpasses $1 Billion Volume This Year
7.12.2020
Cryptocurrency trading on the app provided by Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, has hit record volumes. One billion euros in cryptocurrencies have been traded on the exchange’s crypto trading app, Bison, so far this year. 1 Billion Euros Crypto Trading Volume...