According to an X article Ethena published on Tuesday, Ethena GmbH will end its operations in Germany in the wake of regulatory roadblocks it. &nbsp,

The Frankfurt-based bitcoin Ethena, a layer 1 bitcoin company, issues a U.S. dollar-backed bitcoin called USDe. The chemical dollar, the fourth-largest stablecoin by market cap, offers yield through terminal hedging derivatives positions and Ethereum sign staking, but its status as a security in Germany is still a mystery. &nbsp,

Ethena GmbH will no longer pursue a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation ( MiCA ) license that would allow it to conduct business in Germany, according to Ethena Labs in the X post. &nbsp,

Ethena GMBH and BaFin have come to terms to stop all of its activities and will no longer get pursuing the MiCAR license in Germany, according to Ethena Labs in the article. &nbsp,

Ethena BVI, the cryptocurrency British Virgin Islands object, has already migrated to the services of the program’s existing people, according to Ethena Labs.

While holders of Ethena’s chemical money are no longer able to redeem USDe through Ethena GmbH, but USDe investing on secondary marketplaces is still intact.

Ethena GmbH’s closure comes some weeks after Germany’s major crypto regulation ordered the company to stop minting and redeeming for USDe, beginning on March 21, citing” major deficits” in the program’s compliance with local laws and regulations. The controller at the time placed a number of other limitations on Ethena GmbH, including appointing a special agent to oversee the system’s operation and imposing a ban on its website and asset reserves.

The organization’s closure even comes at a time when Germany is tightening its grip on digital goods platforms more widely. In an effort to stop illegal monetary flows, the country’s authorities shut down 47 crypto exchanges late last year, according to a declaration from German national authorities. &nbsp,

ENA, Ethena’s native token, is trading at$ 0.28, down 6 % in the last 24 hours and more than 80 % from its all-time high, according to CoinGecko data. &nbsp,

edited by James Rubin

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