Tags: Germany

Several countries are actively discussing Bitcoin’s potential as a national reserve asset.

Bitpanda may go public in Frankfurt at a $4 billion valuation. The company has tapped Citigroup and JP Morgan to guide its decision.

Authorities have obtained servers containing IP addresses of the criminals and are on the hunt for them.

Regulators seized 13 machines operating without permits, citing risks of money laundering and regulatory non-compliance.

Germany has relinquished all Bitcoin to its name, and Bitcoin Twitter is mocking the government for its decision.

At the current pace, Germany could complete the sell-off soon, having unloaded around 35,000 BTC this week alone.

Monday marks Germany’s largest single day for Bitcoin sales, going by on-chain data.

Cotar criticized the German government for selling Bitcoin, contrasting it with the US considering Bitcoin as a strategic reserve currency.

Tron Founder Justin Sun wants to buy Germany’s BTC holdings off-market.

Bitcoin prices have plunged precipitously over the past few hours as the German government appears to be preparing to offload more of the asset.

Germany ranks fourth in terms of state-held Bitcoin reserves.

The German government continued to move confiscated BTC to several prominent crypto exchanges.

Bitpanda said that partnering with established players in traditional financial services is a strategic goal throughout 2024.

LBBW’s crypto custody offering is expected to launch in the second half of 2024.

Bitcoin remains dominant in investors’ portfolios (91%), followed by Ethereum (78%), reflecting strong asset preferences.

The wave of banking institutions entering the Bitcoin landscape continues.

Police don’t yet know what to do with their record-breaking confiscation.