Dennis Weidner
Dennis Weidner is managing director of Cryptoticker.io GmbH in Berlin and runs the editorial operation behind CryptoTicker, published since 2017 in German, English, French and Spanish. A founder and investor, he has worked with digital business models for more than twenty years. His writing focuses on the point where regulation meets what investors actually do: MiCA authorisation of trading venues, taxation and DAC8, self-custody and staking. He works from verifiable primary sources rather than price speculation — supervisory registers, vendor post-mortems, original specifications. His articles are analysis, not investment advice.
Expertise
Crypto Taxes, Bitcoin, Staking, Regulation, NFTs, DeFi
Total Articles753
October 6, 2026 4:32 AM
Bitcoin for a gift card: what paying with crypto means for your holding period
Paying for a gift card with Bitcoin is a sale for tax purposes. What counts as the disposal proceeds, when the twelve-month holding period bites, and the four records the tax office expects.
October 6, 2026 4:16 AM
13 exchanges list MemeCore, not one euro pair: hold or sell M?
Not one of the 14 markets that list MemeCore trades against the euro: every exit runs through Tether or USDC. What the thin order book, the monthly tranche of 56.1 million M and the holding period mean for your M position.
October 6, 2026 1:46 AM
Why Gram makes way for Litecoin in the Virtune altcoin ETP on Xetra: the reasons behind the rebalancing
Virtune has rebalanced the altcoin index of its Xetra-listed ETP: Gram is out, Litecoin is in, and all ten positions stand at 10.00 percent again. What the change means for your account, the trading hours and the tax question.
October 6, 2026 1:23 AM
50 euros a month in Bitcoin, 118 instalments since 2017: savings plan vs lump sum
118 monthly instalments of 50 euros since January 2017 add up to €5,900 paid in and around €54,500 today. The same instalment since January 2024 is up only 14.5 percent, and since October 2025 the savings plan beats the lump sum by almost 39 percentage points.
October 5, 2026 7:38 PM
What is Quant (QNT)? How Overledger and Fusion connect 74 networks for banks
Quant builds no blockchain of its own but an intermediate layer that banks dock their applications onto just once. What Overledger and the Fusion Rollup deliver, what the US clearing house mandate means and where the role of the QNT token remains undocumented.
October 5, 2026 4:42 PM
deBridge DBR: 618 million tokens come free on October 17, ten trading days of turnover at once
At deBridge the lock-up on 618.3 million DBR ends on October 17, 2026, the eighth quarterly tranche since the token launch. This piece sets the tranche against daily turnover, shows the six pots behind it and places trading and tax for investors in Germany.
October 5, 2026 4:16 PM
World Liberty Financial US Trust Bank: What the Abu Dhabi Report Leaves Open
The reported Abu Dhabi stake in World Liberty Financial raises questions. Here is what OCC filings show about the trust company, USD1 reserves and the authorisation to open.
October 5, 2026 1:36 PM
Paper Wallet with a Single Key: The Printed Storage Method Compared with the Seed Phrase
A paper wallet carries a single private key on paper, and that is exactly where its weaknesses lie: printers, change, misread characters. What the storage method achieves, where it fails and how to wind up an old sheet safely.
October 5, 2026 1:14 PM
Sonic Airdrop, 32.69 Million S and October 15: What Happens to Your Claim Now?
Around 32.69 million S from the first two Sonic airdrop rounds sit unclaimed in the contract and will be burned on October 15, 2026. Claiming has cost no penalty since the spring, and there is no second chance after the cut-off date.
October 5, 2026 10:35 AM
"We deliberately invested in our expansion": Bitpanda reports a loss of around 14 million euros for 2025
Bitpanda GmbH reports a loss of around 14 million euros for 2025, after a profit of 61.7 million euros the year before, on adjusted revenue that rose to 371 million euros. What the numbers mean for your custody, your terms and the holding period.
