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Binance withdraws application for crypto license in Germany

By Niket Nishant

Binance has withdrawn its application for a crypto license in Germany, suggesting the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange is rethinking its immediate expansion plans amid a tough regulatory stance towards the industry.

German regulators had told Binance they would not grant it a crypto custody license, Reuters reported last month.

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