Cointelegraph presents a weekly digest of news from the German-speaking world, with help from Cointelegraph auf Deutsch.
Germany News
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a state in central-western Europe. Germany is a power country with a strong economy that is fourth in the world by nominal GDP. In Germany, cryptocurrency is not just a product, but is absolutely a legal tender, with an order by the Federal Ministry of Finance that allows making purchases with digital currencies without taxation, since virtual currency is considered an equivalent to fiat. It is not like in the USA, where digital currencies are deemed to be electronic assets subject to a tax on capital gains. In Germany, cryptocurrency regulation and taxation policy creates a good environment for setting up new businesses related to Bitcoin.
- Local News
- News
German Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz has doubled down on his previous statement that policymakers should prevent the issuance of Libra.
- Analysis
by Henry Linver
TON investors could be left in the cold due to a reimbursement clause in the contract. Legal experts weigh in.
- News
by Joeri Cant
Nearly 75 percent of German consumers would not use Facebook's Libra stablecoin as a means of payment at home or abroad.
- News
by Joeri Cant
Ford Motor Company looks into blockchain technology to track the number of “green miles” driven by its energy-efficient vehicles.
- Local News
by Joeri Cant
This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from the German-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph auf Deutsch.
- News
by Joeri Cant
Alfa-Bank and Novolipetsk Steel Company, in cooperation with Commerzbank and Vesuvius GmbH, launch a Russia-Germany payment pilot via R3’s Marco Polo Network.
- News
German programmer Tobias Frömel “hacked back” the perpetrators of the Muhstik ransomware who forced him to pay 0.09 BTC.
- News
Germany’s finance minister Olaf Scholz said in an interview that he intends to keep money issuance under the state’s control.
- Local News
by Joeri Cant
This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from the German-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph auf Deutsch.
- News
by Joeri Cant
A Berlin-based blockchain firm is delivering mine-to-market technology solutions to help fight against blood diamonds in Congo.
- News
by Joeri Cant
German bank BayernLB has published its latest report on Bitcoin versus gold and thinks BTC is about to take a big leap forward in 2020.
- Local News
by Joeri Cant
This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from the German-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph auf Deutsch.
- News
by Helen Partz
Chinese crypto mining hardware giant Bitmain to launch its World Digital Mining Map during World Digital Mining Summit.
- News
by Helen Partz
Policymakers and central banks should respond to challenges that Libra wants to solve, an ECB official says.
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