Digital Asset Reports Reach Record Levels in Germany Amid Decline in Overall Suspicious Activity

According to PANews, Germany's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) reported a record proportion of suspicious activity reports (SARs) related to digital assets last year. Despite a decrease in the total number of SARs submitted by banks and financial service companies following guidance to maintain reporting, notifications involving cryptocurrencies increased by 8.2%, reaching 8,711 reports. The FIU's annual report highlighted that most of these reports involved Bitcoin (BTC), followed by Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Tether (USDT), and Litecoin (LTC). The agency noted that these tokens are often associated with transactions linked to trading platforms, mixing services, or gambling activities.