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German Securities Processing Giant dwpbank Launches wpNex Platform Allowing Over 1,200 Banks to Offer Bitcoin Transactions to Retail Customers

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank), a German securities processing giant that oversees over 5.3 million securities accounts, announced the launch of wpNex, a platform...

Germany calls for global regulation of the cryptocurrency industry

Mark Branson, chairman of Germany's financial market regulator BaFin, said an approach that "would simply let the industry grow as a playground for adults"...

Why Germany holds the key to crypto regulation in Europe

In January 2019, while the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commission was out to lunch, Germany’s regulator quietly licensed the country’s first STO. Bitbond, the...

Germany Proposes Government-Run Register For Blockchain Industry

Germany wants its blockchain regulations to align with EU laws.On March 1, Germany's justice and finance ministries released a proposal to develop a state-run...

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Kraken Named FIFA World Cup’s Official Crypto Exchange

Kraken has been named the official crypto exchange partner for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The partnership aims to connect...

U.S. Blocks Anthropic’s Top AI Models Over Security Fears

The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to suspend foreign access to its advanced AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude...

Critical Splunk Vulnerability Allows Unauthenticated RCE

Splunk has patched a critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-20253, rated 9.8 on the CVSS scale, allowing unauthenticated file operations and potential...