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FTX Bankruptcy Claims Deadline; UK Crypto, Stablecoin Rules Passed Into Law

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jenn Sennasie dives into some of the hottest stories in crypto, including Germany’s financial watchdog reportedly denying Binance a custody license. A UK bill is giving regulators the power to supervise crypto and stablecoins becomes law. And, a closer look at how the founder of Damus is reacting to the conclusion of a two-week battle with Apple over bitcoin tips.

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Policy

Binance Crypto Custody License Application Denied by German Regulator BaFin: Report

The firm told CoinDesk that it is continuing to comply with BaFin requirements in "a detailed and ongoing process."

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Integrates With Identity Management Software Okta as It Pushes Into Germany

World ID, which uses biometric data to verify users, helps apps distinguish people from bots and is more private than alternatives like Google sign-in.

An inside view of the Orb, Worldcoin's custom hardware that makes cryptographic IDs based on iris scans. (Worldcoin)

Finance

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)

Finance

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)

Policy

Germany and U.S. Seize Over $46M Crypto Tied to ChipMixer Investigation

National authorities took down the platform's infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data.

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Policy

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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Finance

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)

Tech

Crypto Con Artists Leave Trail of ‘Rip Deal’ Victims From Amsterdam to Rome

They invite you to a restaurant to ink an investment in your project, and then they vanish – with the contents of your crypto wallet. Scams have popped up over the last few years targeting crypto companies. European authorities are investigating.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finance

DZ, Germany's Second-Largest Bank, Taps Metaco for Digital Asset Custody

This is the fourth such partnership Metaco has made with major financial institutions in eight months.

Metaco's leadership team (Metaco)