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Employees at the German financial regulator, BaFin, traded significantly more the Dax listed Wirecard than previously. According to Germany’s financial paper in the first half of 2020, 2.4 percent of... origin »
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Germany’s financial watchdog, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has officially recognized cryptocurrencies as financial instruments. This, according to a report by Decrypt, March 3, 2020.
2020-3-4 16:00 | |
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The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, Bafin, has issued guidance to clarify the status of cryptocurrencies and the regulations that apply to related business activities. The recommendations are based on the country’s current legislation, taking into account the latest changes.
2020-3-4 06:10 | |
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More than 40 financial institutions in Germany have reportedly declared to the country’s financial regulator, BaFin, their interest to offer cryptocurrency services under the new German law.
2020-2-11 07:00 | |
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Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority [BaFin] reportedly received over 40 expressions of interest from banks for the issuance of a cryptocurrency custody services license. The report stateThe post Over 40 German bank express interest in crypto custody appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-10 22:00 | |
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Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority [BaFin] reportedly received over 40 expressions of interest from banks for the issuance of a cryptocurrency custody services license. The report stateThe post Over 40 German banks express interest in crypto custody appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-10 22:00 | |
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Germany’s Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) through a memo released in January stipulated that they wouldn’t target firms holding crypto assets for German citizens and were operating without a license.
2020-2-6 19:31 | |
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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 release final regulations around the law.
2019-12-27 21:30 | |
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Karatbars International controversial KBC coin will no longer be getting attention from South Africa’s financial markets regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The regulator had earlier on issued a warning terming the KBC coin a ‘fraud’; German’s BaFin also made similar moves in response to Karatbars operations within its jurisdiction. FSCA Vs Karatbars International […]
2019-12-19 18:06 | |
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Bitcoin Group SE, a German-based bitcoin exchange company, announced today it plans to submit the application for permission to conduct crypto-custody-business to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).
2019-12-16 18:13 | |
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In Germany, according to a recent press release by BaFin, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, a cease and desist order has been issued against Karatbit. The cease and desist is to stop the company from its unauthorized electronic money business in Germany.
2019-11-18 22:46 | |
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German financial regulator, BaFin, recently ordered Karatbit to close its operations within the country’s FinTech ecosystem. Karatbit, a blockchain-oriented business, had launched a gold-backed crypto coin as well as other products that are currently in distribution.
2019-11-14 21:00 | |
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These days, it is not going well for the success-spoiled Karatbars Group around the bustling boss Harald Seiz. The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has prohibited the KaratBit Foundation from issuing KaratGoldCoins (KBC) in Germany.
2019-11-15 18:58 | |
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Black Manta Capital Partners, a financial company based in Luxembourg, has recently received the license from the German regulator BaFin (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority). With the license, the company will now be able to start offering Security Token Offering (STO).
2019-8-20 22:24 | |
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Black Manta Capital Partners (BMCP) announced the successful reception of the BaFin licence. As a result of the licence, the company will be able to “provide regulated financial brokerage services using blockchain technology in accordance with the MiFID II regime.
2019-8-19 16:48 | |
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Europe is taking several steps in order to regulate the crypto market this year. Now, Germany is the latest country to do it. Cryptocurrency companies operating in Germany will need to apply for licenses if they intend to keep working legally in the country next year.
2019-7-25 01:15 | |
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Germany-based end-to-end security issuance solution for asset tokenization, Fundament Group has received approval from the country’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to distribute real estate bond within the country.
2019-7-24 23:40 | |
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Ethereum (ETH), the second top cryptocurrency by market cap is currently valued at $211. 92 and may possibly trade lower. However, there’s a higher chance for ETH’s price to spike by 100x more in a few months from now.
2019-7-23 16:43 | |
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Fundament receives approval for ˆ250M blockchain-based real estate bond » CryptoNinjas Fundament Group, a Germany-based end-to-end security issuance solution for asset tokenization, has received approval from the German Financial Market Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to distribute the country’s first blockchain-based real estate bond.
2019-7-23 12:31 | |
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The new whitepaper from Facebook provides a lot of information about their new cryptocurrency, and there are countries everywhere seeking to find the best way to handle this cryptocurrency, and Germany is no different.
2019-6-27 01:04 | |
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The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, commonly referred to as BaFin, on May 28, 2019, issued a warning against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbene stating that it was operating without a license.
2019-5-30 01:00 | |
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BaFin has warned the public that CoinBene is neither in Germany’s commercial register nor licensed for trading financial products
2019-5-29 01:35 | |
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The financial regulatory authority of Germany claims that it has no knowledge of “Cyber Incidents” or market manipulation on trading platforms in the country. This is according to a recently uploaded press release on May 28.
2019-5-29 01:18 | |
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Germany’s financial watchdog, BaFin, reports it has “no information that cyber incidents have occurred on trading platforms for cryptoassets in Germany”
2019-5-29 21:33 | |
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Another Security Token Offering (STO) On Stellar (XLM) make Its Debut In The Netherlands Recently, Security tokens had reached a new milestone when the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) approved a prospectus by Bitbond to issue it's very first digital bonds.
2019-3-17 00:03 | |
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Security tokens have reached another milestone, this time in Germany. The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, or BaFin, has approved a prospectus by Bitbond to issue the first digital bonds.
2019-3-8 03:06 | |
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For the first time, German financial markets regulator Bafin has intervened in a ICO project. The German media channel, Handelsblatt reported that late last year, the regulator stopped a planned initial coin offering (ICO) calling it a “paradigm shift,” as for a long time, the authority has been only watching the crypt space from afar. […]
2019-2-20 19:38 | |
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German blockchain startup Bitwala has launched crypto banking in Germany. After securing ˆ4 million (roughly $4. 5 million) from VC firms Earlybird and Coparion in September of 2018 to develop a crypto banking solution, the company has allegedly amassed a waiting list of 30,000 potential users.
2018-12-13 22:32 | |
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History repeats itself, so another crypto company has been targeted by a financial authority. This time, the authority is not from the U. S. or Southeast Asia, the two places in which this is more common, but from Europe.
2018-12-1 20:13 | |
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We often hear about how Bitcoin is trying to disrupt the financial industry. Well, it turns out one German cryptocurrency startup has cut out the middleman and just bought a bank. Earlier this week, German cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Group SE announced it has successfully bought a 100-percent stake in an investment bank, Tremmel Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH.
2018-11-15 15:52 | |
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Crypto Capitals is a company that has been offering crypto-trading products to investors in Germany, like CFDs. However, they have made no efforts to follow the financial legislation in the area, which has put it at a major risk.
2018-11-11 01:20 | |
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The president of BaFin, Germany’s financial watchdog, is supportive of a global regulatory framework for initial coin offerings (ICOs). Critical of cryptocurrency financial rounds, Felix Hufeld advises private investors to “keep their hands off such things”.
2018-10-31 02:00 | |
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The Handelsblatt reported on Oct. 28th that the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), German’s financial regulator opts for a coordinated international effort in regulating initial coin offerings (ICOs) although it is unsure if it will ever become a “niche topic.
2018-10-30 12:59 | |
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German Court Releases 3M Euro in Stolen Funds OneCoin convinced a German court to release 3M EUR in funds accumulated by prosecutors from ponzi schmes. The funds were frozen by BaFin, Germany’s financial regulator, as a larger seizure back in April 2017.
2018-10-23 20:34 | |
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Considering its status as a financial powerhouse and the home of the European Central Bank, Germany don’t often hit cryptocurrency headlines. Today however (I’m not sure if its just in the spirit of the world cup though) we are seeing reports from Germany that discuss some promising statements from the President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Felix Hufeld.
2018-6-14 23:00 | |
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Mr. Felix Hufeld, the President of Federal Financial Supervisory Authority [BaFin], talked about Bitcoin and blockchain and compares this infancy of blockchain with the advent of the internet. He says that even Bill Gates at that time did not pay close attention to that new phenomenon. Trying to ensure that you do not fall on […]
2018-6-13 23:20 | |
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Felix Hufeld, chief of Germany’s financial watchdog, has said blockchain technology is “revolutionary” and its applications could turn the entire financial sector “upside down.
2018-6-13 15:43 | |
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The president of BaFin thinks blockchain-based applications are "revolutionary" and could turn the entire financial sector "upside down."
2018-6-14 14:00 | |
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President of the German financial regulatory agency BaFin said that crypto regulation will focus on systemic risks, not individual investors
2018-6-13 02:48 | |
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Felix Hufeld, a Harvard graduate who started his career as a lawyer then switched into banking to end up as president of Germany’s FSA (BaFin), has compared blockchain technology to... The post Dapps “Could Actually be Revolutionary” Says President of Germany’s Financial Regulator appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-6-12 16:20 | |
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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin has responded to rising concerns about the uncertainty of the chain’s scaling roadmap and its impact on future gas (transaction) prices. His proposal? Have aThe post Why Vitalik’s 'gas futures market' idea has split experts appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Zcash’s bullish sentiment improved as the broader market rebounded and buyers extended the recent breakout attempt. Strong intraday momentum and a rise in long-side positioning added pressure to theThe post Zcash jumps 16% yet liquidity warns caution – Can ZEC break $385? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC] has launched a pilot program that allows digital assets—including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC—to be used as collateral in regulated derivatives markThe post Bitcoin and Ethereum cleared as collateral under new CFTC program appeared first on AMBCrypto.
With crypto token buybacks at full throttle across the market, Ethena Labs continued its aggressive accumulation of ENA. That steady purchasing supported price stability, and the team returned toThe post Ethena Labs cuts ENA’s exchange supply - $0.
Bitcoin For Corporations [BFC] has formally urged MSCI to withdraw its proposed digital-asset exclusion rule, arguing that it risks removing dozens of legitimate companies from major global indexes siThe post ‘This proposal unfairly targets a single asset class’ — Bitcoin For Corporations challenges MSCI appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Double Zero, the infrastructure blockchain, could be witnessing a turnaround after a month-long decline that saw its value drop by 25%. Recent data showed that its performance has been growing steadiThe post Double Zero climbs 10% after 25% drop - 2Z’s turnaround begins? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
XRP had a tense week as whales offloaded 510 million tokens, triggering intense debate over whether the market could absorb the sudden supply shock. Over several sessions, whales keep trimming poThe post XRP stays resilient despite 510mln sell-off – Why THIS zone matters now appeared first on AMBCrypto.