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Ledger has confirmed that a hardware wallet linked to a customer of Asian retailer CryptoBilis contained an unauthorized hardware implant, as German users separately report suspicious devices bought through retail, including MediaMarkt.
Germany has adopted the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, obliging crypto service providers to report customer and transaction data for automatic exchange with foreign tax authorities from September 2027.
The EU Commission's consultation on revising MiCA closed on Wednesday, with Circle, Deutsche Börse and others demanding changes to stablecoin reserve requirements, while Berlin-based Greenfield Capital calls for lower hurdles for euro-denominated stablecoins.
A draft bill from Germany's finance ministry would end the one-year tax exemption for crypto gains, taxing Bitcoin and Ether disposals as capital income regardless of how long they were held.
Binance is investing $100 million in Circle and has signed a five-year commercial agreement to expand the integration and promotion of USDC, with a particular focus on emerging markets.
A new BearingPoint survey of German crypto users shows custody habits closely mirror trading habits, with Trade Republic, Coinbase and Binance leading while traditional banks remain nearly absent.
A week of contrasts in crypto: Bitcoin spot ETFs bleed capital while XRP funds attract fresh money, Blockstream chases down stolen Bitcoin, Bitwise shutters its Dogecoin ETF, and Berlin floats a flat 25 percent crypto tax from 2028.
Russia's largest lender expects regulated crypto trading to reach roughly $46 billion in its first year under new legislation, with volumes potentially nearly doubling by 2029, deputy chairman Anatoly Popov says.