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What do bitcoin, blockchain and innovation have in common?
Alex von Frankenberg and André Bajorat in conversation at Bitcoin, Fiat, Rock’n’Roll What happens when a long-time VC investor and a banker with a FinTech background sit down for an hour and talk about Bitcoin, blockchain and innovation? You’ll find out in the latest podcast episode of Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll. Alex von Frankenberg, Managing…
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Bitcoin is a bubble, so what?
#5minF – 5-Minutes-Friday The principle of the “5-Minute-Friday” is probably known to many by now. This concept also fits perfectly for the popular podcast model. Every Friday, Alex Bechtel tries to explain a Bitcoin & Crypto community question in a bit more detail in 5 minutes and briefly and crisply address the desired topic. With…
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The digital euro – on the way to tokenized money
Digital vs digitized money In a four-part podcast series, Alexander Bechtel and Manuel Klein show how the euro can be “digitised”, what different forms the digital euro can take and what hurdles have to be overcome to make the digital euro a reality. Terms such as cryptocurrencies, CBDC, stablecoins as well as tokenized fiat money…
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This is the real reason why PayPal is getting into the business with Bitcoin and Co.
Bitcoin market valuation is once again on everyone’s lips. From October to today, bitcoin has risen from €10,000 to an all-time high of over €30,000 and remains at a very high level at the moment. The planned entry of PayPal into cryptocurrency trading, which PayPal announced on October 21 last year, is cited as the…
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Im Jahr des Bullen: Das sind die fünf Blockchaintrends in 2021
Ein Gastbeitrag von Patrick Hansen 2020 war viel los und viele sind vermutlich erleichtert, das Jahr endlich hinter sich gelassen zu haben. Obwohl mit neuen Regulierungen in Deutschland und der EU, über spannende neue Blockchain Projekte im Finanzsektor und der Industrie, bis hin zum neuen Bitcoin Allzeithoch im Dezember einiges dabei war, richtet sich der…
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The digital euro as the basis for the digitisation of the economy
Facebook positions itself as a financial services provider There is currently a lot of movement in payment traffic, not only due to the increased volumes of cashless payments triggered by Covid-19but also by the discussion around digital currencies. This discussion was launched by the Libra Association in June 2019, which was initiated by Internet giants…
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EU advises on the regulation of cryptovaluations
The planned EU regulation of cryptovaluables such as Bitcoin, Libra and Co. – Background, content and classification of the MiCA regulation Last week, the EU Commission published a proposal for the regulation of crypto assets, the so-called “Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation” (short: MiCA). The proposal is part of a comprehensive “Digital Finance Package“It also contains…
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Zukunft im Payment: Bitcoin als Währung des Internets
Am großen Payment-Markt nehmen Kryptowährungen bislang noch einen vermeintlich kleinen Anteil ein, welcher sich im Wesentlichen auf den Online-Bereich beschränkt. Mit Bitcoin befindet sich jedoch bereits eine internationale Währung auf dem Vormarsch, um als blockchainbasierten Kryptowährung den Point-of-Sale im Einzelhandel sowie im E-Commerce zu erobern. Als Zahlungsmittel erfunden, war es lange Zeit die Blockchain selbst,…
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Yeah, where are they running?
A guest contribution from Marcus NasarekIT security analyst and since the 1990s has held various positions in the payment and banking industry It is worth remembering that Bitcoins were created in response to the financial crisis. In a crisis in which highly regulated, renowned global financial institutions have driven the global financial system to the…
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New crypto-regulation: legal certainty for banks and cryptotechs – but no change in the status quo for banks
A guest contribution by Hartmut Giesen At the end of November, in the course of the implementation law of the 4th Money Laundering Directive, the amendments to the German Banking Act (KWG) on the regulation of crypto transactions, which had been the subject of much discussion in recent months, were adopted. The KWG now defines…
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Of ducks, cryptocurrencies and the future of e-money
What makes a number money? Meanwhile, more than 2,500 crypto currencies are listed on various crypto exchanges. Basically, these tokens are not actually currencies, and most of the time, they are not even a form of money. In the simplest case, the tokens are just a digital message between two user accounts. Others represent certain…
