Germany's financial regulator has no knowledge of "Cyber incidents" or market manipulation occurring on crypto trading platforms in the country, according to a press release on May 28.
Referencing info from the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority - the financial watchdog that oversees banks, financial services institutions and insurance services - the government responded to a question from the Free Democratic Party, a centrist political party in the country, concerning information on cyber attacks, fraud, money laundering and market manipulation involving crypto assets.
"Fraud involving cryptoassets is not reported separately in police crime statistics. The Federal Government has, beyond publicly known incidents, no information on fraud in the area cryptocurrencies and ICOs in Germany or the European Union".
"The Federal Criminal Police Office is aware of investigations and convictions for money laundering, in which illegal Bitcoin revenues from narcotics transactions on the darknet were washed through bank accounts, or in money laundering services that were offered on the darknet for illegal revenue from drug trafficking with a payout in Bitcoin."
While using cryptocurrencies for money laundering remains a concern for many financial regulators around the world, a 2018 report from Japan's National Police Agency found that virtual currency-related money laundering accounted for only 2% of all recorded cases.
German Regulator Has No Info on 'Cyber Incidents' on German Crypto Trading Platforms
gepubliceerd op May 28, 2019
by Cointele | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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