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German Regulator Refuses to Budge in Binance Stock Token Dispute

May 6, 2021

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the German financial markets regulator, has turned down a plea from the crypto exchange giant Binance to remove warnings about stock or inventory tokens – ...

Germany Legalizes Digitized Securities

December 17, 2020

Europe's largest economy is looking to pave the way for securities trading on the blockchain. The German word for securities is wertpapieren, or "papers of worth," which may soon be as outdated as noctur...

Germany’s Neufund Shuts Down Security Token Platform, Saying BaFin Failed To Act

June 23, 2020

Germany's Neufund shuts down security token platform, saying BaFin failed to act. Launched in 2016, Neufund helped allocate some $19 million in capital through novel equity and security token offerings (STO...

BaFin Classifies Crypto as Financial Instrument

March 2, 2020

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, popularly known as BaFin, released guidance on Monday, classifying digital assets as financial instruments. Per the financial regulator, virtual currencies ...

40 German Banks Seek BaFin’s Nod to Offer Bitcoin Custody

February 11, 2020

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, better known as BaFin, has received more than 40 applications from German banks seeking permission to become Bitcoin custodians. Reported by local news outl...

BaFin Prepares to Permanently Ban Binary Options

November 29, 2018

Binary options have long been identified by regulators as a toxic product. Today the German regulator is taking things to the next level with the introduction of a permanent ban for offering binaries to retai...

Germany’s BaFin Appoints Elisabeth Roegele as Deputy President

July 27, 2018

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, otherwise known as BaFin, announced on Thursday that is has appointed Elisabeth Roegele as the Deputy President of BaFin. She will act as the permanent deputy for ...

German Financial Regulator Publishes Note on ICOs

February 20, 2018

German financial regulatory body Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), or the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, today published a note explaining initial coin offerings and how the a...

Germany’s BaFin Takes Aim at ICOs, Warns Public Against Investment Risks

November 9, 2017

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have continued to see a growing emphasis amongst regulators globally. German’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has become the latest European authority to join th...