Boerse Stuttgart and SBI Partner to Expand Crypto Services in Europe and Asia

Germany’s second-largest stock exchange and a major financial services group in Japan have partnered to expand their crypto operations in Europe and Asia. Boerse Stuttgart recently launched its crypto trading platform while SBI has been expanding its crypto business operations for several years. Also read: Regulatory Roundup: Crypto ‘Inevitable’ in India, China Rankings, NY Streamlines … Read more

Major German Coop Bank Passes Negative Interest Rates to Customers

One of Germany’s largest cooperative banks has begun charging its retail customers a negative interest rate. Other major banks could follow suit since the European Central Bank cut the deposit rate to a record low. Deutsche Bank recently said that it needs to be “much more robust about passing on negative rates.” Also read: Massive … Read more

Massive Layoffs: Banks Cutting Nearly 60,000 Jobs Worldwide

Banks are laying off workers across the globe as revenue declines throughout the sector. According to reports, banks have announced nearly 60,000 job cuts so far this year, with most of the layoffs happening in Europe, especially in Germany. Also read: Panic at 137 Bank Branches as RBI Limits Withdrawals to ₹1,000 Almost 60,000 Job … Read more

Major German Stock Exchange Group Launches Crypto Trading

Boerse Stuttgart Group, which operates Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, has launched a regulated crypto trading platform, in partnership with Solarisbank. Customers can connect directly to the new exchange and trade bitcoin against the euro without a broker. Also read: Indian Parliament Member Helping Crypto Community Influence Regulation German Regulated Crypto Trading Platform The group which … Read more

Smokescreens and Mirrors: How Does a Country Do an ICO? They Call It QE

Financial regulators all around the world have been cracking down hard on ICOs for promising more than they can deliver. At the same time governments and central banks are pulling off far worse scams, such as QE, wiping out the savings of everyone that depends on them. To hide this fact they use obscure economic … Read more

German Derivatives Exchange Rumored to Be Launching Crypto Futures

Eurex, a derivatives exchange that is operated by German exchange organization Deutsche Börse, has announced its intention to launch several crypto futures contracts. The company is reportedly planning to introduce contracts for BTC, ETH, and XRP. Also Read: US ETF Ruling to Inform South Korean Cryptocurrency Market Eurex Expected to Launch Crypto Futures Contracts Deutsche … Read more

Northern Bitcoin, Rawpool Sign Wallet and Mining Deal

Germany’s Northern Bitcoin AG (MUN:NB2) has agreed to offer Bpal Wallet, a wallet and payments app created by China-based Rawpool Group, in the European market. The agreement between the Munich-listed company and the bitcoin cash (BCH) miner, effective from today, also covers mining operations and cryptocurrency exchanges. Shares of Frankfurt-based Northern Bitcoin AG rose 2.8 percent … Read more

Popular Bitcoin Wallet Samourai Ditches All Government Currencies

In what could be construed as calling the casual enthusiast’s bluff, BTC maximalists at the Samourai project announced, “All fiat currency conversions have been removed from Samourai Wallet. We understand this may inconvenience some, it may even be enough to cause us to lose some users, but we believe it is fundamental that our existing … Read more

Bitcoin Group SE Reports Half-Year Profit Surges 300% to $3.86 Million

German digital currency exchange Bitcoin Group SE reported on Friday a first-half net profit increase of more than 300% to €3.33 million (~$3.86 million USD). The company added 86,000 new accounts of people buying and selling cryptocurrency like bitcoin and bitcoin cash in the first six months of 2018. Also read: Debit Card Issuer Bitnovo Announces … Read more