Category: Germany

Private German Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund

December 3, 2020

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Dec 3, 2020 at 2:52 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 3, 2020 at 3:01 p.m. UTC Frankfurt, Germany(Sean Pavone/Shutterstock) Private German Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund Private German bank Hauck & Aufhauser is launching a cryptocurrency fund in January 2021. According to an announcement on Thursday, the HAIC Digital Asset Fund will be aimed at institutional clients […]

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VanEck launches physically-backed Bitcoin ETN on Deutsche Börse Xetra

November 25, 2020

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After failing to get approval from the SEC in 2019, the investment management firm finally gets a Bitcoin ETP to market. 5860 Total views 31 Total shares After spending much of 2019 unsuccessfully lobbying to get its exchange-traded fund, or ETF, approved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, investment management fund VanEck has […]

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German Finance Minister Says He Does Not Support Private Cryptos: Report

November 20, 2020

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Nov 20, 2020 at 4:03 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 20, 2020 at 4:19 p.m. UTC German Finance Minister Says He Does Not Support Private Cryptos: Report German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, speaking at a banking congress Friday, showed no love for privately issued cryptocurrencies. “I do not support private-sector digital currencies,”  Scholz said, according to Reuters. […]

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Bayern Munich joins the blockchain-based fantasy soccer trend

November 10, 2020

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The Ethereum blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare has signed on its latest top European club. 6493 Total views 57 Total shares German soccer club FC Bayern Munich, which plays in the country’s Bundesliga, is entering the world of blockchain-based fantasy soccer. The Ethereum blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare, which Bayern joined this week, already counts over 100 […]

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Crypto trading platform Bybit partners with soccer club Borussia Dortmund

November 5, 2020

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For now at least, the partnership appears focused on mutual brand outreach and marketing. 2949 Total views 35 Total shares Top-tier German soccer club Borussia Dortmund, or BVB, is entering a multi-year partnership with the crypto trading platform Bybit. At present, details of what the partnership will involve, beyond mutual brand outreach, remain slight. In […]

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Siemens-backed blockchain energy platform showcases in Germany

October 22, 2020

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The German state-funded energy project uses DLT to enable transparent market transactions. 3416 Total views 7 Total shares A blockchain-based energy trading platform backed by German tech giant Siemens is being publicly demonstrated in a Bavarian municipality today. The so-called “Pebbles” project — short for “peer-to-peer energy trading based on blockchains” — is holding a […]

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CBDC as a store of value threatens financial system, says German official

October 21, 2020

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The German central bank is considering alternatives to CBDC as a digital payment solutions 2732 Total views 46 Total shares Burkhard Balz, a German politician and executive board member of the country’s central bank, said in a speech on Oct. 20 that it was crucial to build tools to restrict how the digital euro is […]

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