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Germany's Neufund Shuts Down Security Token Platform, Saying BaFin Failed to Act

Citing regulatory concerns, Berlin-based security token startup Neufund has announced plans to freeze its fundraising campaigns and sideline future tokenized equity offerings.

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Markets

EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency

A number of supercomputers programmed to search for a vaccine for the coronavirus were remotely hijacked last week using stolen credentials.

Vaccine

Markets

66% of Europeans Believe Crypto Will Still Be Around in 10 Years: Survey

A poll from bitFlyer Europe suggests confidence in crypto is growing, despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Markets

Gemini Continues European Expansion With New Institutional Sales Role

Gemini is hiring a new director for institutional sales in its European office.

Julian Sawyer, Gemini Exchange

Finance

New Wallet From Stablecoin Issuer STASIS Syncs With Financial Institutions

STASIS said Tuesday its new wallet would offer regulated financial institutions a new gateway into cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

Seed CX Expands European Presence With Euro-Crypto Order Books

Seed CX is adding eight euro-denominated order books to its spot exchange, including bitcoin, ether and the U.S. dollar.

Euros

Finance

BitGo Grows Crypto Custody Options With New Swiss and Germany Entities

The U.S.-based custodian is expanding its crypto custody service to Europe with the launch of two entities in Switzerland and Germany.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

Finance

Fidelity to Expand Institutional Crypto Business to Europe

Fidelity Investment, one of the world's largest asset managers, is setting up a new entity to serve European institutional investors in digital assets.

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Markets

Gemini Hires Former Starling Bank Founder as Managing Director of Europe

The exchange hired Julian Sawyer, former co-founder and chief operating officer of a U.K. digital bank, to shape the exchange’s strategy in the region and manage European hiring.

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Markets

OneCoin Founder's Brother Faces 90-Year Jail Term After Plea Deal

The brother of OneCoin's infamous "Cryptoqueen," Konstantin Ignatov has reached a plea deal with U.S. authorities.

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