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Archiv für die Kategorie ‘Digital Currencies’
Crypto Profits in Germany: What to Do in Case of Official Investigations And Criminal Proceedings?
Accusation of tax evasion In 2020, many people are still investing in cryptocurrencies. Some are realizing substantial profits through clever buying and selling. The high volatility of Bitcoins and Altcoins has not changed in recent months. Contrary to the widespread opinion […]
Banks Can Now Enter The Crypto Business in Germany
As a result of the implementation of the fifth money laundering directive, crypto values were included in the German Banking Act (KWG). This long-awaited regulation of cryptocurrencies now enables banks to store crypto values for their customers in addition to their […]
Crypto-Custody Business in Germany: BaFin Provides Licenses
As WINHELLER reported lately, the fifth European Money Laundering Directive was implemented by the German parliament in November 2019. The directive came into force on January 1, 2020. As a result, Germany and the other member states of the European Union […]
Crypto Exchanges: German BaFin License And New Obligations
On November 14, 2019, the German Bundestag passed a law to implement the fifth EU anti-money laundering directive. Among other things, it regulates cryptocurrencies and crypto custody transactions. Crypto exchanges now regulated by law The law also covers crypto exchanges which […]
BaFin Publishes New Leaflet for ICOs and STOs
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has published a new, detailed information note on the current legal situation regarding the so-called Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and Security Token Offerings (STOs). The authority explains which licensing obligations may exist for an ICO, […]
German Ministry of Finance Re-regulates Crypto Values
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not legal tender in Germany, but in the opinion of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) they do represent so-called units of account. In connection with this, numerous activities such as the operation of a cryptocurrency […]
German BaFin Classifies Tokenised Investments as Securities
In its latest journal, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungen, BaFin) has addressed the regulatory assessment of financial instruments that are brought onto the blockchain. This so-called tokenisation means that instruments such as shares, bonds or subordinated loans can […]
Commercial Trading in Cryptocurrencies and Arbitrage Transactions in Germany: Pitfall Accounting
Trading in cryptocurrency isn’t exclusively reserved for private individuals. From a tax perspective, it can make sense to shift these activities to a corporation, especially when it comes to a large number of speculative trades within a year. It is not […]
How Can German Companies Implement Cryptocurrencies as a Means of Payment?
In the last few years, cryptocurrencies have hit the headlines. They were often considered as mere objects of speculation, and the extreme price development resulted in the cryptocurrency hype. However, meanwhile, this hype appears to be definitely over and cryptocurrencies are […]
Registration of Cryptocurrency Companies in Germany
The judgment of the Supreme Court of Berlin, which found that cryptocurrencies are no units of account within the meaning defined for regulatory purposes, shook up the German cryptocurrency scene. The first Bitcoin ATMs have been installed and many startups are […]
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