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The recent surge in Bitcoin inflows has grabbed the attention of the crypto world. This applies even more to German government Bitcoin transfers and US Spot Bitcoin ETFs. Also Read: Bitcoin ETF Flows: Navigating the Latest DeFi Market Trends bitcoin -in flows -and-us- ETF -insights">German Bitcoin In flows and US ETF Insights bitcoin -in flows ">Overview of German Bitcoin In flows Late last night, the German government wallet that’s used by the German authorities to send large quantities of Bitcoin to exchanges and market entities has received 2442 Bitcoins back. As a source notes: ‘’While the German government has continued offloading their Bitcoin holdings, institutional investors have seen this as a buying opportunity to accumulate more.’’ This return of funds happened immediately after a large outflow to exchanges and various entities, with over 10,853 Bitcoins worth $637.7 million at the time transferred out. Also Read: German Government Sells $951M Worth of Bit...

Germany’s LBBW bank and crypto exchange Bitpanda have announced a partnership. The federal bank will use Bitpanda’s technology to develop its own custody solution for crypto. Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Germany’s largest federal bank, has partnered with Austria-based crypto exchange Bitpanda as it looks to launch its crypto custody services. In the announcement shared on Monday, Bitpanda said the LBBW will use the crypto exchange’s technology to pilot its crypto custody and procurement services. New partnership alert: Bitpanda x LBBW 🤝 Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Germany 's largest federal state bank will enhance their digital asset offering in partnership with Bitpanda! Bitpanda Technology Solutions provides LBBW with an "Investment-as-a-Service" infrastructure in… pic.twitter.com/hIwNXp9Wp4 — Bitpanda (@Bitpanda_global) April 15, 2024 As part of the collaboration, Bitpanda Technology...

A team of researchers proposed five “argumentative schemes” designed to protect the rights of crypto crime suspects while also helping investigators. A team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg recently published a paper detailing methods investigators and court s can use to determine the validity of deanonymized data on the Bitcoin (BTC)  blockchain . The team’s preprint paper, “Argumentation Schemes for Blockchain Deanonymization,” lays out a blueprint for conducting, verifying and presenting investigations into crimes involving cryptocurrency transactions. While the paper focuses on the German and United States legal systems, the authors state that the findings should be generally applicable.  Bitcoin-related crime investigations revolve around the deanonymization of suspected criminals, a process made more challenging by blockchain s’ pseudonymous nature. Users conducting blockchain transactions are identified by wallets (unique software address...