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Feb 01
$1B worth of ETH burned in the past 30 days due to record high OpenSea NFT transactions

Despite the large burn value, the network is still inflationary until its PoS transition scheduled for Q2 or Q3. 1821 Total views 41 Total shares According to blockchain data from Nansen Analytics on Tuesday, over $1.096 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) has been burned in the past month. With the introduction of the EIP-1559 last […]

Feb 01
Gold futures settle back above $1,800 for first time in nearly a week

Gold prices settled higher on Tuesday for a second straight session, above the $1,800 mark for the first time in almost a week. “Gold continues to be pulled back and forth because of the ebb and flow of the U.S. bond market, as well as the strength of the U.S. dollar,” said Michael Hewson, chief […]

Feb 01
BaFin imposes administrative fines

On 19 January 2022 BaFin imposed administrative fines totalling 10,000 euros on a natural person due to a breach of section 115 (1) sentence 1 and section 115 (1) sentence 2 of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG). An appeal may be lodged against the administrative fine order. Update (14.02.2022): The administrative fine […]

Feb 01
4DMed Limited: BaFin prohibits 4DMed Limited from offering the securities of 4DMed Limited to the public

On 1 February 2022, BaFin prohibited 4DMed Limited, which states that its registered office is in the United States of America, from offering the securities the shares of 4DMed Ltd. to the public. BaFin imposed the prohibition because the company had infringed Article 3(1) of the EU Prospectus Regulation. For this reason, 4DMed Limited may […]

Feb 01
Periodic questionnaire on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing

This circular (available in French or Dutch only) informs obliged entities on the contents of the information, and the modalities for their transmission, intended to be used to assess the compliance and the efficiency of the system they have implemented for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This information is collected by means of an annual questionnaire, which […]

Feb 01
Opening of the Wikifin Lab: a unique financial experience centre for schools

Today the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) opens the doors of the Wikifin Lab in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and several ministers. The Wikifin Lab is an interactive experience centre for financial education, designed for secondary-school students. With its fully digital trajectory, the Wikifin Lab is unique in the world for […]