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Germany’s Finance Committee has rejected a proposal from the Green Party to scrap the country’s tax exemption for cryptocurrencies held longer than one year. According to the committee discussions, lawmakers from multiple parties opposed the measure for different reasons, leaving…
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AllUnity stablecoin SEKAU is set to debut in June, backed 1:1 by Swedish krona reserves. AllUnity, a Frankfurt-based joint venture backed by DWS, Flow Traders and Galaxy Digital, announced the SEKAU stablecoin on Wednesday. The token will be fully reserved…
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Germany has prepared plans to tighten cryptocurrency taxation from 2027, putting the country’s long-standing tax-free holding benefit for Bitcoin and other digital assets under renewed scrutiny. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said during an April 29 presentation of Germany’s 2027 federal…
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German central bank president Joachim Nagel said he sees “merit in euro-denominated stablecoins,” and argues that they could serve as a cheaper and more efficient means for cross-border payments by both firms and individuals. During his speech at the New…
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DZ Bank, Germany’s second-largest financial institution, has received approval from the country’s financial regulator BaFin to launch its cryptocurrency trading platform after a year of trials. Dubbed “meinKrypto,” the self-directed crypto investment platform was given the green light to operate…
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1&1 deal to acquire Versatel for €1.3b consolidates German fixed-line and mobile infrastructure, tightening its grip on fiber backhaul and B2B connectivity. German telecommunications operator 1&1 has agreed to acquire Versatel for €1.3 billion, the company announced Thursday, in a…
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Singapore and Germany’s central bank have agreed on a collaboration involving cross-border digital asset settlements between the two countries. According to the press release, Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Deutsche Bundesbank agree to join forces on cross-border digital asset…
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Alternative for Germany or AfD, the second-largest party in the government, has introduced a motion to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve following a similar move by France. On Oct. 29, the Alternative for Germany party, the second-largest opposition in the…
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NRW.BANK, Germany’s largest regional development bank, has issued a €100 million digital bond using the Polygon blockchain. The announcement was made via Polygon’s (POL) official X account on July 10. The two-year bond is fully digital, registered under Germany’s Electronic…
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MATIC (migrated to POL)
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Bitwise has launched a new exchange-traded product on the Deutsche Börse Xetra. The ETP offers investors exposure to AI-based blockchain NEAR with staking benefits. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, the crypto asset manager has launched its first…
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NEAR Protocol
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Global banking institutions are stepping deeper into crypto, and among them, Germany’s Deutsche Bank is laying out timelines for launching its new services. According to a Tuesday Bloomberg report, the Frankfurt-based institution is gearing up to launch its crypto custody…
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Three years after shutting down the idea, Germany’s largest banking group is making a U-turn. Sparkassen plans to let retail clients trade Bitcoin and other digital assets by 2026, signaling a seismic shift in traditional finance’s stance on crypto. On…
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Crypto exchange OKX is deepening its European footprint as it launches two fully regulated centralized exchanges in Germany and Poland. OKX announced the launch of the exchanges on July 17, 2025, introducing a suite of services to users within the…
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Germany’s Financial Intelligence Unit reported a record surge in suspicious activity reports tied to cryptocurrencies last year, even as overall SAR filings declined. In its annual report released Tuesday in Cologne, the FIU stated that 8,711 crypto-related notifications were submitted…
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Bitcoin
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Swedish crypto asset manager Virtune becomes the first entity to launch an ETP on Xetra that tracks the Coinbase 50 Europe Index, providing exposure for up to 50 crypto assets. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, Virtune’s latest…
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Coinbase has announced that users in Germany can now buy, sell and trade eight new tokens. In an announcement, Coinbase Assets said it now supports trading for several tokens, which users in Germany can access on Coinbase.com and via iOS…
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