Key Takeaways Germany’s leading opposition party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has submitted a parliamentary motion urging the federal government to recognize Bitcoin as a “strategic asset” and exempt it from the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. Filed on…
Key Takeaways Leading crypto custody provider BitGo has received regulatory approval in Germany to expand into digital asset trading. The company said on Wednesday that Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) granted an extension of its license, allowing it to…
Key Takeaways In a significant development, Germany’s Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe is preparing to introduce crypto trading services to its more than 50 million clients by mid-2026. The initiative will be facilitated through DekaBank also known as the Savings Banks Financial Group, the…
Key Takeaways Leading crypto custody firm, BitGo has received regulatory approval from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to operate under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework across EU. This license permits the Frankfurt-based firm to deliver digital asset…
Key Takeaways German authorities have seized $38 million in crypto from eXch, a crypto platform accused of laundering funds linked to 2025 Bybit’s $1.4 billion hack. The announcement was made jointly by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and Frankfurt’s…
Key Takeaways Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin, has imposed strict measures on Ethena GmbH, preventing the company from offering its USDe token to the public. The enforcement action follows a probe that revealed regulatory violations, including the distribution of financial instruments…
Key Takeaways Frankfurt-based digital exchange 21X has obtained a license to operate a blockchain-based trading and settlement platform under EU regulatory oversight. The license, granted by Germany’s financial regulator BaFin, comes under the EU’s Distributed Ledger Technology Pilot Regime (DLTR),…
Key Takeaways German authorities have dismantled 47 cryptocurrency exchanges allegedly involved in facilitating money laundering for cybercriminals. The platforms, which operated without adhering to anti-money laundering (AML) protocols, allowed users to conduct anonymous transactions, making them attractive to those engaging…
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The government watchdog in Germany, BaFin, said that it had begun a campaign against crypto ATMs and had taken 13 of these automated cash kiosks from 35 sites.
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