The document proposes more tax reform, clearer accounting standards and a DAO law.

Germany has approved the issuance of "crypto shares" under its new Future Financing Act. Public corporations can now choose to issue their stocks as conventional or electronic shares, which can be registered on a blockchain to create crypto shares. The new legislation aims to bring together regulations from corporation laws, capital markets, and tax laws. Germany has been regarded as one of the most crypto-friendly nations in Europe, and its open-minded regulations are seen as a "breath of fresh air" compared to the ongoing crackdown in the US. Earlier this week, Germany's second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart Digital, received a license for a crypto custody business.

U.S. and German authorities announced Wednesday that they have shuttered ChipMixer, a cryptocurrency service that allegedly laundered more than US$3 billion in crypto since 2017.

Authorities from Germany and the U.S. have seized up to 44 million euros ($46.3 million) from ChipMixer, a noted cryptocurrency mixer, according to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).

Germany's finance watchdog said Monday the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank in the United States posed no financial threat in Germany, amid market jitters over contagion fears.

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany (BaFin) is not ready to classify nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as securities yet. The Agency suggests classifying the NFTs on a case-by-case basis. 

DeFiChain, the world’s leading blockchain on the Bitcoin network dedicated to bringing decentralized financial applications and services to everyone, is delighted to announce that its community has voted to sponsor the National Fighting Championship (NFC) this year. The NFC is the German version of the widely known UFC, in charge of the mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting league in Germany.

A plaintiff in Germany who attempted to argue that $3.6 million in crypto gains were not taxable income but instead constituted a “data set” lost the case in front of Germany’s largest financial court on Feb. 28.

Cryptocurrency custodian Finoa has received three license approvals from Germany's financial regulator BaFin, going against the grain of regulatory clampdowns and uncertainly happening elsewhere in the crypto space.

DZ Bank – the second-largest German bank by assets – is all set to offer digital asset custody services.