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ABN AMRO, 21X Conduct Onchain Trade of Tokenized Assets Against Stablecoins

ABN AMRO and 21X completed a joint proof of concept for the issuing of a token on the Polygon Amoy Testnet

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German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS

The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, a BaFin statement said.

German police crypto ATM raid (Markus Spiske / Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Group Addressing 'Serious Deficits' in Money Laundering Measures Flagged by German Regulator

The group reportedly said Wednesday that it has "no indications of violations of money laundering and terrorist financing laws."

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BitGo Granted German Crypto Custody License by BaFin

BitGo had already been storing crypto assets under the regulator's supervision since 2019 as part of a transitional regime, the firm said.

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023

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Binance to Reenter Japan in August 2 Years After Regulator's Warning

Binance plans to introduce its full service in Japan in August, CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao said Tuesday. This comes as the largest crypto exchange by trading volume has withdrawn its application for a license from German financial regulator BaFin. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for Binance's global operations amid ongoing regulatory pressure.

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BCB Group Abandons Sutor Bank Acquisition on Regulatory Delay

The payments processor also cited crypto market conditions as a reason for the exit.

Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Stuttgart Stock Exchange Unit Secures BaFin License for Crypto Custody

Among the institutions it expects to make use of this offering are banks, brokers, asset managers and family offices.

Boerse Stuttgart has received approval to serve as crypto custodian. (Shutterstock)

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No NFTs Are Securities – Yet, German Finance Officials Say

Classification of the ownership tokens as a financial instrument would imply licenses and money laundering supervision, according to regulator Bafin.

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Crypto Custodian Finoa Gets License Approvals From German Regulator BaFin

The Berlin-based firm also closed a strategic venture round led by Middlegame Ventures.

Finoa founders Chris May (left) and Henrik Gebbing (Finoa)

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Bitpanda's Local Unit Obtains German Crypto License

The Austrian crypto exchange can now offer custody and proprietary trading services to customers in the European country.

The founders of Bitpanda (L-R) Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek, Eric Demuth (Bitpanda)

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