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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Marvie Basilan

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Germany shuts down 47 crypto exchanges used for criminal purposes - Caught on Camera

Germany's crackdown on illegal activities with crypto links resulted in the shutdown of 47 crypto exchanges. (Credit: Bybit/flickr.com)

KEY POINTS

  • The German government said the crypto exchanges enabled transactions without appropriate KYC measures
  • IT systems and other data were seized in the shutdown as part of a probe into the German darknet
  • Germany used to be a Bitcoin whale, but it has since dumped its $3 billion stash

Germany, once one of the countries with the largest Bitcoin treasuries, has shuttered dozens of cryptocurrency exchanges that it said had been used by cybercriminals, marking one of the biggest exchange crackdowns in history.

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