Germany


Policy

German Authorities Shut Down Russian Darknet Market, Seize $25M in Bitcoin

The Hydra Market's bitcoin privacy mixer complicated the investigation, police said.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Finance

Nagax, the Crypto Trading Platform of German Fintech Naga, Set to Launch

The social trading platform will focus on cryptocurrencies and include a crypto wallet and crypto exchange with more than 50 assets.

Hamburg, Germany

Layer 2

‘How Can Information Be Free but Expensive?’: Holly Herndon on Web 3, Art and the Future of IP

Artists Herndon, Mat Dryhurst and Dan Keller discuss where they see Web 3 taking culture, why weirdos thrive in a Web 3 world, and what makes Berlin a nexus for art and technology.

From left: Mat Dryhurst, the author, Holly Herndon and Dan Keller at ETHDenver (photographer unknown)

Policy

EU Plans 500M Euros in Weapons, Aid Package for Ukraine to Help Repel Russian Invasion

The figure was announced following an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on Sunday night

EU Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Vice President Josep Borrell (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Finance

Fidelity International Debuts Bitcoin ETP in Europe

The product lists on the Deutsche Börse Xetra today and the SIX Swiss Exchange in the coming weeks.

Frankfurt, Germany

Finance

BitMEX CEO, CFO to Buy One of Germany's Oldest Banks

Bankhaus von der Heydt was formed in 1754 and became one of the first regulated institutions in Germany to offer digital asset services.

Munich, Germany. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Opinion

Why We’re Shutting Our Successful Fundraising Platform

Berlin-based Neufund had a viable security token business built on Ethereum. Regulatory uncertainty is forcing it to close down.

(Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)

Finance

BCB Group Expands in Europe With Acquisition of 100-Year-Old German Bank

The German regulator is expected to approve the transaction by the end of February.

Hamburg, Germany

Finance

Germany’s Savings Banks Could Introduce Crypto Trading Next Year: Report

The network of around 400 savings banks across Germany will vote on whether to proceed with the project early in 2022.

Koln, Germany (Shutterstock)

Markets

Tezos ‘Exchange-Traded Cryptocurrency’ Launches on German Exchange

Altcoin institutional products are on the rise as investors look beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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