09 October 2019
ICO – Germany’s BaFin publishes new guidance notice on crypto token regulation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/ico-neues-bafin-merkblatt

On 16 August 2019, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published an updated guidance notice (German) on the issuance of crypto token (e.g. through ICO, ITS or TGE) providing assistance with ...

07 August 2019
Implementation of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive: Rise or Demise of the German Crypto Market?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/umsetzung-der-5-geldwaescherichtlinie

The German Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen – BMF) published a draft legislative proposal (German) to implement the European directive to amend the fourth European anti-money laundering directive ...

26 August 2020
eWpG: German Ministries publish draft for a new Electronic Securities Act
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/german-ministries-publish-draft-for-a-new-electronic-securities-act

The German Federal Ministry for Justice and Consumer Protection and German Federal Ministry of Finance recently published their draft for the proposed “act to introduce electronic securities”.

06 April 2020
Crypto depository service in Germany: BaFin provides information on licence applications
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/crypto-depository-service-in-germany-bafin-provides-information-on-licence-applications

BaFin has published "Guidelines on applications for authorisation for crypto custody business".

09 May 2019
Video identification and liveness checks in the financial sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/video-identification-and-liveness-checks-in-the-financial-sector

Video identification and liveness checks in the financial sector

16 June 2016
Blockchain 2.0, smart contracts and challenges
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/uk/blockchain-2-0--smart-contracts-and-challenges

Blockchain is a database of all transactions across a peer-to-peer network. This is seen as the main technical innovation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, with the potential to disrupt numerous business processes.

23 December 2020
Tech & Comms - 2021 Challenges, Opportunities and Predictions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/tech-and-comms-2021-challenges-opportunities-and-predictions

2020 has been one of the most challenging years in living memory, as governments, businesses and individuals have had to adapt to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The enforced global lockdowns have put a spotlight ...