Key Highlights: German cooperative banks are driving a wave of new crypto-asset licensing, with institutions like Raiffeisenbank Eifel eG and Volksbank Niederrhein eG securing official authorisations. Germany accounts for 117 of the 387 active crypto-asset service provider licences across the European Union, according to tracking data from Penning. With the European Securities and Markets Authority ...
Key Highlights Germany proposes a 50% default tax base for crypto assets acquired after December 31, 2026, combined with a flat 25% capital gains tax plus solidarity surcharge totaling 26.375%. Circle’s Patrick Hansen warns the framework will disproportionately hit retail investors who cannot provide clean acquisition cost documentation, potentially taxing nonexistent gains. The regime is ...
Key Highlights TMZ reports that Dolly Parton secretly traveled to Germany for experimental cancer treatment approximately one year before her reported death, according to sources familiar with the situation. Sources allege the country music icon privately battled cancer during the final year of her life while maintaining her public schedule and philanthropic commitments. The outlet ...