Digital Asset Platform Finoa Raises $22M Series A Funding
The round was led by early Luno and Revolut investor Balderton Capital.
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Apr 29, 2021 at 8:43 a.m. UTC
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Binance's Stock Tokens May Violate Law, Germany’s Financial Watchdog Says
BaFin said the stock tokens tracking Tesla, Coinbase and MicroStrategy have been identified as “suspicious” and the exchange could be fined up to $6 million.
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Apr 28, 2021 at 6:08 p.m. UTC
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Deutsche Bank Quietly Plans to Offer Crypto Custody, Prime Brokerage
The bank’s game plan was hidden in plain sight in a widely overlooked report by the World Economic Forum.
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Feb 13, 2021 at 2:10 a.m. UTC
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German Regulator Seizes Crypto ATMs
Germany's financial regulator BaFin is seizing bitcoin ATMs run by "Shitcoins Club" months after ordering its operator to cease trading crypto.
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Aug 6, 2020 at 4:23 p.m. UTC
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Binance Enters German Market via Partnership With Crypto Investment Firm
Binance has partnered with licensed German investment firm CM-Equity to offer crypto asset management and brokerage services in Germany and Europe.
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Jul 23, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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German Regulator Had Just 1 Person Checking Wirecard’s $3.1B Books: Report
Germany's finance and accounting agencies seem to have missed their chance to spot a $2.1 billion black hole in Wirecard's accounts.
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Jul 3, 2020 at 1:33 p.m. UTC
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Germany's Neufund Shuts Down Security Token Platform, Saying BaFin Failed to Act
Citing regulatory concerns, Berlin-based security token startup Neufund has announced plans to freeze its fundraising campaigns and sideline future tokenized equity offerings.
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Jun 22, 2020 at 8:25 p.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2020
Germany's BaFin Clarifies Licensing Process for Foreign Crypto Custodians
In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for not having a license. Instead, th...
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Feb 6, 2020 at 3:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2020
Crypto Custodians Grapple With Germany's New Rules
While a grandfather clause allows crypto custodians to keep serving German customers without being penalized, those same companies are waiting on financial regulator BaFin to...
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Dec 26, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 26, 2019
German Regulator Orders ‘KaratGold Coin’ Issuer to Cease Operations
Two more governments have taken action against entities in the Karatbars ecosystem over sales of a purportedly gold-backed cryptocurrency.
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Nov 15, 2019 at 9:56 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2019