{"id":78140,"date":"2024-05-06T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T18:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=78140"},"modified":"2024-09-12T12:18:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:18:09","slug":"kraken-to-launch-dlt-crypto-services-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/kraken-to-launch-dlt-crypto-services-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken to Launch DLT Crypto Services in Germany\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is growing its presence in<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/fintech-company-nium-is-set-to-take-on-european-markets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> European markets<\/a> with a collaboration to serve German clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1715018221398-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Kraken to Launch DLT Crypto Services in Germany\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-78142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1715018221398-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1715018221398-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1715018221398-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1715018221398-750x422.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1715018221398-1140x641.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1715018221398.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kraken to Launch DLT Crypto Services in Germany\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A press statement states that Kraken has achieved a deal to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/misyon-bank-taurus-partner-for-digital-asset-custody-tokenization.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital asset<\/a> conveniences for users in Germany with DLT Finance, a trademark of crypto service providers DLT Securities GmbH and DLT Custody Gmbh, which holds a BaFin license. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany and Europe have been positioned as major hubs for the adoption of cryptocurrencies this year. The Bitcoin (BTC) halving sparked significant interest in several German locations and European suppliers now control the majority of the crypto banking market.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEO of Kraken, David Ripley, reaffirmed the desire for virtual currencies in Germany by stating that over 5% of Germans possess crypto assets in response to the move. CEO of Kraken, David Ripley stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWith this partnership, German clients get access to crypto with certainty that they are trading with a best-in-class offering as Germany transitions toward a new pan-European regulatory framework.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, as the EU executes its historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/what-is-market-in-crypto-assets-6751039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation <span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>(MiCA), Marius Sewing, co-founder and CEO of DLT Finance, noted that working with the cryptocurrency exchange will promote the use of regulated digital assets in the EU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MiCA is one of the first complete crypto frameworks developed over three years. Stablecoin issuance and reserve requirements were among the guidelines established by the policy for digital asset service providers who give access to cryptocurrencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being passed into law last year, MiCA is scheduled to go into effect completely in December.\u00a0In line with a plan for European proliferation, Kraken teamed up with DLT Finance after submitting a proposal to purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/kraken-expands-in-europe-with-dutch-license.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dutch cryptocurrency broker<\/a> Coin Meester B.V. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/what-are-crypto-mining-pools.html\" title=\"What Are Crypto Mining Pools?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83\">cryptocurrency exchange was registered as a Crypto<\/a> Service Provider in the Netherlands and was granted approval as an E-Money Institution by the central bank of Ireland. These successes enable Kraken to conduct business in Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is growing its presence in European markets with a collaboration to serve German clients. A press statement states that Kraken has achieved a deal to provide digital asset conveniences for users in Germany with DLT Finance, a trademark of crypto service providers DLT Securities GmbH and DLT Custody Gmbh, which holds a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":78142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[711,1671,5514],"class_list":["post-78140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-germany","tag-kraken","tag-mica"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1715018221398.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}