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The German Ministries of Finance and Justice published their long-awaited joint draft legislation concerning the introduction of electronic securities in late July of 2020. The reform proposals included in the draft are not limited to a mere equating of paper-based securities and electronically issued securities to be introduced, but instead the Electronic Securities Act (eWPG) […]

Last week, BaFin published clarifications regarding the operation of crypto ATMs via its website. In this rather short publication pointed out the supervisory authority that the public placement of ATMs at which cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Dash, Litecoin or Ether) can be acquired or sold may constitute proprietary trading or financial commission business in the sense […]

The commercial custody of financial products for customers has become a highly regulated and differentiated service with respect to German supervisory banking regulations. There are not less than three different kinds of custody businesses that are subject to authorization regulated in the German Banking Act (KWG): The depository business, which is qualified as a form […]

BaFin expressly stated in the publication on crypto custody business dated 2nd of March 2020 that it does not consider security tokens as securities in the sense of the German Securities Deposit Act under the current legal framework. This results in the fact that providers offering the custody of security tokens currently do not require […]

With the introduction of the Electronic Securities Act (eWPG), the German legislator intends to create a legal alternative to paper-based securities. The corresponding draft legislation to the eWPG dated 23rd of July 2020, which for the time being shall only be applicable to bearer bonds, therefore proposes the introduction of electronic securities as an alternative […]

The German crypto-scene has been waiting a long time for the Federal Ministry of Justice to publish its draft legislation on the introduction of electronic securities, especially since this draft was announced by the ministry for the last quarter of 2019. It was finally published last Friday. The Federal Government deems the development of regulations […]

According to BaFin, over fifty potential service providers already informed the supervisory authority about their intention to apply for an authorization to conduct crypto custody services until the end of November 2020. Less than ten actual applications have been submitted to BaFin until now. Even though it can be assumed that some of those that […]

Blockchain technology created a veritable crypto-hype during the last couple of years, especially in the financial industry. That said, a direct investment in crypto assets is not necessarily at the center of attention for the established financial markets participants. Blockchain technology, especially when applied to the financial industry offers a variety of innovations and solutions […]

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Business ideas in the blockchain sector in Germany can often not be realized without the appropriate authorization of BaFin. The obligation to obtain a BaFin authorization as a consequence of the extensive regulation of crypto assets and blockchain tokens often comes as a showstopper for startups if they cannot find a cooperation partner that offers […]

Germany is taking on a special role in Europe and globally when it comes to blockchain regulation. The German Government decided last year that Germany would strive to become an internationally well-known hotspot for businesses with business models that are connected to or based on blockchain technology or cryptocurrencies. Germany tries to achieve this among […]

The international trade of crypto assets is becoming more and more attractive to professional traders. Even though the overall market capitalization of the crypto market is still extremely low in comparison to the market capitalization of the established capital markets, the independence from exchange trading hours and the volatility that are associated with crypto assets […]