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BaFin President: Banks’ Interest in Crypto Is ‘Limited’
BaFin President: Banks’ Interest in Crypto Is ‘Limited’
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In an interview published on the European Central Bank website, Mark Branson, member of the supervisory board of the ECB and president of the German...

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BaFin Head: Crypto Regulation Needs to Be Global
BaFin Head: Crypto Regulation Needs to Be Global
November 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If crypto assets want to be embraced by the mainstream finance world, they need to be regulated the same way as mainstream financial products, Germany’s...

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Today in Crypto: RBI Governor Says India’s Crypto Warnings Led to People Avoiding It; Hardware Wallets See Boost in Sales After Hacks
Today in Crypto: RBI Governor Says India’s Crypto Warnings Led to People Avoiding It; Hardware...
August 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Shaktikanta Das, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, said people were persuaded to avoid crypto because of the bank’s warnings — a positive outcome...

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EMEA Daily: Digital Euro Could Arrive Within Four Years
EMEA Daily: Digital Euro Could Arrive Within Four Years
May 16, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, a European Central Bank official says the digital euro could be in circulation in four...

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BaFin Seeks Deutsche Bank Clarification on Business Communications via WhatsApp
BaFin Seeks Deutsche Bank Clarification on Business Communications via WhatsApp
May 16, 2022  |  Regulation

German financial watchdog BaFin has ordered Deutsche Bank to clarify how its staff uses private messages on WhatsApp for business purposes, part of a worldwide...

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Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided by German Authorities in Money Laundering Probe
Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided by German Authorities in Money Laundering Probe
May 01, 2022  |  Legal

Deutsche Bank had its Frankfurt headquarters raided by Germany’s federal police office, criminal prosecutors and financial watchdog BaFin on Friday (April 29), the Financial Times...

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European Arm of VTB, Russia’s Second-Largest Bank, Could Close Within Days
European Arm of VTB, Russia’s Second-Largest Bank, Could Close Within Days
March 03, 2022  |  Banking

Regulators in Germany are preparing for the closure of the European arm of VTB, the second-largest bank in Russia. As Reuters reported Thursday (March 3),...

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N26 Fined Almost $5M for AML Deficiencies
N26 Fined Almost $5M for AML Deficiencies
September 29, 2021  |  AML

German financial watchdog BaFin blasted online bank N26 for weak anti-money laundering (AML) controls and imposed a 4.25 million euro ($4.93 million) fine on the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Circle Teams With Crypto.com On Digital Asset Availability; India Spends Billions On Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Circle Teams With Crypto.com On Digital Asset Availability; India Spends Billions On Crypto
June 28, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Crypto.com will make use of Circle‘s APIs in order to allow onramping of fiat funds and letting 10 million customers access USD Coin funds, a...

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