Germany

BaFin oversight, institutional products, staking, and Germany’s expanding digital asset market.

Former IMF official believes CBDCs need to function offline to gain mass adoption

A new blog post by former IMF official tracked the history of offline CBDCs and why he thinks they should used worldwide to promote financial inclusion.

3 years ago

Taxes

German crypto tax policy one of the best in the world – Coincub report

German residents are not required to pay capital gains tax on crypto assets held for over a year.

3 years ago

Bear Market

Germany-based Nuri files for insolvency, CoinFlex kicks off restructuring process

Crypto winter has left Nuri insolvent, while CoinFlex is looking to restructure to deal with its unpaid debt.

3 years ago

DeFi

Top German regulator executive wants DeFi regulated

The European Union is also considering extending its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) law to other digital assets and crypto innovations, including the Web3 and financial sectors.

4 years ago

Taxes

Germany is the number one tax haven for crypto investors with 0% tax rates

Cryptocurrency investors in Germany can benefit from 0% tax rates on their profits if they hold their coins for a year without cashing out.

4 years ago

Adoption

Germany world’s most crypto-friendly country but averse to DeFi

A recent study concluded Germany is the most crypto-friendly country for the first quarter of 2022. However, the same source also states that there is no DeFi adoption in the region.

4 years ago

Crime

German authorities shut down world’s largest darknet market Hydra

Law enforcement officers have also seized roughly €23 million in Bitcoin from the now-defunct platform.

4 years ago

Legal

Why did the EU ditch its plans to ban Bitcoin mining?

Further investigations show a Proof-of-Work mining ban was never on the agenda, much to the satisfaction of Bitcoin advocates.

4 years ago

Legal

Russia SWIFT sanctions “picked carefully” to avoid German energy crisis

As Western countries have agreed on imposing restrictions cutting off Russian banks from the SWIFT global payment system, affected Russian banks are “picked carefully” to minimize potential energy crises.

4 years ago

Banking

Op-Ed: The fallacies of the Bitcoin energy debate

An increasingly common critique of crypto is the notion that Bitcoin mining accelerates climate change. This claim is inaccurate.

4 years ago

Banking

BitMEX buys one of the oldest banks in Germany

One of Germany's oldest banks is about to be purchased by a company closely related to crypto exchange BitMEX, with the goal of establishing regulated crypto products in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

4 years ago

Banking

German online bank N26 rushes to launch crypto trading in 2022

The co-founder of N26 acknowledged that the German fintech giant made a poor call prioritizing geographical expansion over adding crypto services.

4 years ago

Germany

Former IMF official believes CBDCs need to function offline to gain mass adoption

German crypto tax policy one of the best in the world – Coincub report

Germany-based Nuri files for insolvency, CoinFlex kicks off restructuring process

Top German regulator executive wants DeFi regulated

Germany is the number one tax haven for crypto investors with 0% tax rates

Germany world’s most crypto-friendly country but averse to DeFi

German authorities shut down world’s largest darknet market Hydra

Why did the EU ditch its plans to ban Bitcoin mining?

Russia SWIFT sanctions “picked carefully” to avoid German energy crisis

Op-Ed: The fallacies of the Bitcoin energy debate

BitMEX buys one of the oldest banks in Germany

German online bank N26 rushes to launch crypto trading in 2022

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Germany

Former IMF official believes CBDCs need to function offline to gain mass adoption

German crypto tax policy one of the best in the world – Coincub report

Germany-based Nuri files for insolvency, CoinFlex kicks off restructuring process

Top German regulator executive wants DeFi regulated

Germany is the number one tax haven for crypto investors with 0% tax rates

Germany world’s most crypto-friendly country but averse to DeFi

German authorities shut down world’s largest darknet market Hydra

Why did the EU ditch its plans to ban Bitcoin mining?

Russia SWIFT sanctions “picked carefully” to avoid German energy crisis

Op-Ed: The fallacies of the Bitcoin energy debate

BitMEX buys one of the oldest banks in Germany

German online bank N26 rushes to launch crypto trading in 2022

German telecom giant supports Polkadot, acquires DOT tokens

Porsche NFT collection floor price collapses post-launch

German MP urges government to stop selling Bitcoin

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