How Germany Sold 50,000 Bitcoin Too Soon, Missing $5 Billion Opportunity

The cryptocurrency's price has now soared past the $100,000 mark, costing the country an estimated $5 billion.

Deutsche Telekom to test surplus energy use for Bitcoin mining

Deutsche Telekom, through its subsidiary MMS, is joining forces with Bankhaus Metzler to pilot the use of surplus renewable energy to mine Bitcoin (BTC). The collaboration, announced in a press release on Nov.

Germany should buy Bitcoin as a strategic reserve: Samson Mow

Samson Mow, the CEO of Bitcoin technology firm Jan3, publicly advocated for Germany to adopt Bitcoin as part of its national strategic reserves. In a recent appearance at the German Bundestag, Mow discussed Bitcoin strategies for nation-states, expressing his belief…

Ripple-backed Keyrock teams up with Deutsche Bank to expand FX services

Ripple-backed crypto firm Keyrock is teaming up with Deutsche Bank to leverage the bank’s institutional infrastructure to support multi-currency accounts and FX services. Keyrock, an international crypto market maker and liquidity provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Deutsche Bank,…

Boerse Stuttgart’s crypto provider taps Amazon to expand crypto offerings for institutions

Boerse Stuttgart Digital has partnered with Amazon Web Services to enhance its crypto infrastructure, enabling European financial institutions to scale their offerings. Boerse Stuttgart Digital, a German crypto infrastructure hub powered by Boerse Stuttgart Group, has entered into a partnership…

Bison launches insured Ethereum staking service

Bison announced its insured Ethereum staking product in partnership with Munich Re and Staking Facilities. Users can stake as low as 0. 005 ETH and earn weekly rewards. Bison, a crypto trading and exchange-traded funds platform by the Böerse Stuttgart Group, has unveiled a new staking service offering insured staking with Ethereum.

German authorities shutdown 47 crypto exchanges facilitating crime, seize servers, data

German authorities have shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges for their role in facilitating criminal activities, according to a joint statement from the Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT) and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA).