Blockchain
German Financial Regulator Cracks Down on Illegal Bitcoin ATMs

Germany’s financial regulator has come down hard on Bitcoin ATMs that are operating in the country without a license.
BaFin Clampdown on Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs
According to a report by Handelsblatt, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) targeted operators of Bitcoin ATMs that were working in the country illegally. Only BTC machines with a BaFin license according to the German Banking Act can function in Germany.
The report further reveals that the operator of BTC ATMs under the name “Shitcoins Club” has come under the regulator’s sledgehammer. Back in March, BaFin ordered Adam Gramowski, manager of the Shitcoins Club Bitcoin ATMs to cease operations in Germany.
Shitcoins Club’s BATMs are scattered in different parts of Europe, including Spain, Italy, and Poland. According to the German financial watchdog at the time, Gramowski conducted proprietary trading commercially without permission, hence the closure.
While it seemed that Gramowski halted services in Germany, Handelsblatt noted that the operator resumed services in the country. Some of the BTC ATM kiosks are reportedly active in cities like Offenbach, in addition to 16 BATM kiosks functioning in Germany.
Meanwhile, other operators in the country appear to be cautious. One of the providers Ivan Mircetic said that BaFin’s latest regulations were still confusing and requirements were difficult for small-scale companies. Mircetic added that Bitcoin ATM operators in Germany dreaded a further crackdown of the sector.
The total number of Bitcoin machines in Germany according to CoinATMradar is 51, with Munich and Berlin having the highest number of installations. Globally, BTC ATMs are close to 9,000, with the United States controlling 75% of the market.
BATM Industry Could See Stringent Regulations
As reported by CryptoPotato in March, the German financial regulator classified cryptocurrency as a financial asset, following the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD). Also, crypto custodians in the country must obtain a license from BaFin.
A report published by the crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace in June revealed crypto thefts, frauds, and hacks, summed up to $1.4 billion between January and May 2020. On the other hand, 88% of funds sent by U.S. Bitcoin ATM users went oversees.
Most of the funds were sent to “high-risk” crypto exchanges, the percentage of which recorded an “exponential growth, doubling every year since 2017.” CipherTrace’s report further stated that BATMs could come under regulators’ radar, indicating stricter regulatory measures for the sector.
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Source: https://cryptopotato.com/german-financial-regulator-cracks-down-on-illegal-bitcoin-atms/
Blockchain
Smart Advertising Transaction Token Doubles Down On Decentralization
Since launch, Smart Advertising Transaction Token commonly known as SaTT has been making headlines in the crypto airwaves for their revolutionary blockchain-based products. Conceived out of the desire to bring decentralization to the advertising industry, SaTT deploys blockchain innovation to bring transparency, efficiency, and non-custodial advertising gateway to the ad industry.
SaTT is an influencer-based advertising product that connects advertisers to publishers (social media influencers) together, allowing publishers to create content via these social media channels and in turn get paid for their effort based on the level of engagement derived (number of views, shares, likes, comments of the publication).
With the help of decentralized smart contract oracle, SaTT connects advertisers to publishers (social media influencers) together, allowing publishers to create content via these social media channels and in turn get paid for their effort based on the level of engagement derived (number of views, shares, likes, comments of the publication).
Early this year, SaTT integrated its decentralized advertising solution with the top social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Twitter. Allowing advertisers to promote their products and services through influential marketing strategies.
SaTT Embarks On A 6-Months Journey To Open-source
What makes SaTT a unique advertising solution is its decentralization powered by blockchain technology, one that isn’t common in the ad industry. Being a brainchild of several years of innovation by experienced blockchain and marketing professionals, SaTT takes decentralization seriously. As such, the project announced sometime in October their plans to go open-source. Commenting on the development, the SaTT team noted that:
“It has always been clear to us that a blockchain project, decentralized by definition, cannot be constrained by a centralized environment. This is why after much consulting amongst our team, advisors, and associates, we have decided that SaTT is ready to be an open-source project!”
With this move, SaTT aims to build a project that can “benefit from community contributions and exceed our vision and know-how, establishing itself as a universal reference.” For this six months period, SaTT will be focused on releasing its enterprise crypto wallet for iOS users, redeploying the SaTT wallet interfacing, adopting “Pay by SaTT” for enterprise e-commerce, and many more.
Within this timeframe, every single product released by SaTT will be made open-source. Once open source, SaTT will benefit from wide-range community contributions liken to what is currently being witnessed in the Ethereum community for instance.
SaTT is currently trading on a couple of centralized exchanges and has taken up the initiative to get onboard on a number of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to align its commitments to building a sustainable decentralized ecosystem.
Currently, SaTT is listed on two of the most popular and largest DEXs by trading volume, Uniswap, and Binance DEX. The most recent listing is Binance DEX which came as a surprise move to the community, a development that sets SaTT on the path to becoming a prominent actor in the Binance ecosystem.
The news of Binance DEX listing was received massively, which resulted in a mammoth rally of over 50% in SATT price to set a new all-time market capitalization of $12.5 million. Since the opening of the year, SATT has rallied more than 150% to reach its current price, with a lot of potential for the future.
The SATT token is deployed on the Binance Chain as BSATT and is listed under the BNB market, BSATT has been available for trading under the BSATT/BNB pairs beginning from January 8th.
SaTT journey to an open-source, fully decentralized advertising platform sets the project on the path towards providing an advertising solution with the lowest cost, instant and efficient payment network, decentralized governance system, and relevant statistics.
The Founding Team
Blockchain-based advertising solution SaTT was founded by founder and CEO Gauthier Bros who are owners of ATAYEN Inc., a marketing company that has a reputation for developing and deploying business pages for enterprise companies on Facebook.
The team leverages on its numerous years in the advertising industry to bring a lot of innovation to SaTT. In order to deliver a concise and transparent advertising metric, SaTT utilizes the smart contract oracle developed by ATAYEN to interface between advertising data sources to convey analytical data on the performance of an ad campaign.
Since its inception, the SaTT team hasn’t fallen short of delivering innovative blockchain-based advertising products both for enterprise and for everyday business use. The project’s journey to open-source positions it towards delivering workable and revolutionary blockchain products.
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Blockchain
FXSpotStream to Add FX Algos and Allocation Service
The demand for FX Algos is slowly increasing among institutions.

FXSpotStream LLC announced on Thursday that it will add several FX Algo strategies, along with FX Allocation services, which will be offered via its API from the second quarter of this year.
The platform will add over 70 different Algos and more than 200 parameters offered by the liquidity providers and can be accessed by the FXSpotStream client base. The FX Allocations will allow its clients on a pre and post-trade basis to send and allocate orders from multiple accounts at the same time.
Speaking to Finance Magnates, FXSpotStream Co-founder and CEO, Alan Schwarz clarified that though the upcoming services are a ‘natural extension’ of its existing services, there is a growing demand for them from its ‘banks and clients’.
“We are an API business and today, the largest by supported volume when looking at the streaming fully disclosed offerings. We, of course, have a GUI, and later this year will have Algos and Allocations available on our GUI,” Schwarz said.
Growing Demand for FX Algos
When compared to equities, the demand for FX Algos is yet to receive mass adoption. However, demand for these services is growing.
“While the volume is still not what we see in Equities, as an example, the amount of volume that is transacted using FX Algos has and will continue to increase for the foreseeable future,” Schwarz added. He elaborated that such services are gaining popularity among asset managers and hedge funds.
Mentioning the advantage of FXSpotStream’s FX Algos, the CEO details that it will be a ‘part of a multibank service support for FX Algos over an API’, something that is not yet seen in the market.
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“We are not selecting which of our liquidity provider Algos we will support. We will support all of their available FX Algos.”
Breaching the $11 Trillion Mark
Founded as a bank-owned consortium, FXSpotStream provides a multibank FX aggregation service for spot FX trading, with extended services for the derivatives market as well.
The platform reported excellent volumes throughout 2020, resulting from the market volatility and its continued business expansion. Trading volume for the year crossed $11 trillion, with the ADV increasing 18.52 percent to $42.648 billion.
“For the third year in a row we grew at the fastest rate of all FX services in the industry,” Schwarz said. “Our growth is the result of adding new clients; growing business from our existing clients; a continual expansion of the products we offer, and the underlying functionality.”
Indeed, the number of clients on the platform jumped by 19.64 percent when compared with the previous year.
“We expect to see continued volatility in the market in 2021,” he added. “We also have another very large project we are progressing.”
Blockchain
Dogecoin Reaches Parity With Russian Ruble After WSB Tweet
After getting “GameStopped,” Dogecoin (DOGE) has caught up with some national fiat currencies across the world today.

It looks like WallStreetBets (WSB), the group of redditors that recently flipped off Wall Street by pumping GameStop’s stock, have now got “meme crypto” Dogecoin in its sights. In just one day, DOGE has already surged by up to 80%, according to crypto metrics platform CoinGecko.
“Has Doge ever been to a dollar?” tweeted “WSB Chairman” earlier today.
Around the time the message was posted, DOGE’s price surged from $0.0075 to as high as $0.0136 today. At press time, the coin is trading at around $0.0125, up 58% on the day.
Subsequently, the “meme coin’s” price has caught up with some national fiat currencies across the world. For example, DOGE is now trading at a nearly 1:1 exchange rate against the Russian ruble on various trading platforms. On Binance, for instance, one Dogecoin is currently worth roughly 1.025 rubles.
While there is no clear ideological reasoning behind DOGE’s pump today—unlike in GameStop’s case—today’s shenanigans are still spreading like wildfire as users seem to be having fun just for the sake of it.
“in #dogecoin we trust … and our chief elonmusk. Let’s make it worth something . doge is us, we are doge,” one user tweeted.
As Decrypt reported, the WSB’s pump of GameStop’s stock resulted in huge losses for some Wall Street firms who were shorting the asset and struggled to get out of the trade. The same may have happened to Dogecoin traders—if any of them were shorting it.
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