Prerequisites for membership
The federal association represents the interests of the entire blockchain community in Germany. Requirements for joining are:
- The applicant's activity is related to blockchain, DLT and/or web3.
- The applicant is willing and able to make a positive contribution to achieving the purpose of the association.
Please note: We currently only accept legal entities as members. Private individuals are welcome to join our Slack-channel and participate in the Working groups .
About the membership
Whether for the individual company, Web3 projects or companies with a long tradition: Bundesblock is a community builder for DLT, Web3 and blockchain in general. We offer networks, from technical experts to lawyers, working groups and panels for further education.
We support our members in the evaluation of this new technology. If you have questions or are looking for employees, service providers or freelancers in this field, become a member and benefit from the work and vibrant exchange of our working groups.
Benefits for members
Membership in detail
Characteristics:
Regular members develop or market products or solutions that are mapped on a blockchain or are related to crypto assets as their core activity.
Annual contribution:
The annual contribution is determined by self-assessment in one of the size classes (1) to (5) with contributions starting at EUR 500.
The categories can be found in the table below.
Characteristics:
The core activity of supporting members does not primarily relate to services that are bulit on a blockchain or are related to crypto assets. However, supporting members may provide consulting and other services related to blockchain or crypto assets, or may otherwise be interested in promoting blockchain technology.
Annual contribution:
Der Jahresbeitrag ergibt sich über eine Selbsteinstufung in eine der Größenklassen (2) bis (6) mit Beiträgen ab EUR 1.700.
Characteristics:
Non-profit or academic members are companies or
organizations that are not commercially active in the field of research, education, or other promotion of blockchain technology or crypto assets.
Annual contribution:
There is no annual fee, a voluntary annual fee is possible.
Characteristics:
Non-standard members are members for whom an exception to the standard membership fee applies. There must be a valid reason for this, and the exception to the standard membership fee must serve to further the association’s statutory goals.
A valid reason within the meaning of this provision exists, in particular, when
(1) the membership is of particular strategic or representative importance for the fulfillment of the association’s statutory purpose, or
(2) it would otherwise not be possible to acquire or retain the membership, and the association has a significant interest in this membership with regard to the achievement of its statutory objectives.
Annual contribution:
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In individual cases, the Executive Board may agree with a member or an applicant on an annual membership fee that differs from the standard fee—whether higher or lower. Such a decision requires a resolution by the Executive Board passed by a qualified two-thirds majority. The decision must be supported by a written justification and documented in the Executive Board’s records. The special provision must not violate the principle of selflessness set forth in § 55 of the German Fiscal Code (AO) and must not result in any hidden preferential treatment of individual members. |
