On 5 November 2025, the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) approved the draft bill to implement Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 of 17 October 2023 (DAC8), including new reporting and due diligence obligations for crypto-asset service providers. Approved by the European Council in October 2023, the provisions of DAC8 are largely based on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) de…