Germany's 2021: New regulations, the digital euro and NFTs on the rise
2021 was an eventful year for the German crypto industry. Cointelegraph takes a look at the most important developments of the past year in a review. An interesting year has come to an end for the crypto industry in Germany. Although blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have not yet found wide acceptance in the country, more and more domestic institutions and investors are becoming interested in the crypto world thanks to legal clarity.Here, we’ll look back at the most important developments in the German blockchain and cryptocurrency industries in 2021.Securities law reform to....
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