BaFin-Licensed DeFi Firm Swarm Starts Onboarding $15M of Pledged Liquidity
Swarm Markets, which claims to be the world’s first regulated DeFi protocol, says 250 customers have ponied up funds.
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Coinbase Receives Crypto Custody License From German Regulator BaFin
The license will allow Coinbase to continue operating in Germany.
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Jun 28, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
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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
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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
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