Wirecard scandal fallout sees 50% of German staff laid off

730 people from Wirecard’s German offices will be given pink slips.

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IT Firm Wipro Develops Blockchain-Based Platform to Scale Natural Gas Trading

Indian IT giant Wipro has collaborated with Uniper to simplify the latter’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade process. Wipro to Provide Blockchain Platform to Streamline LNG Trade Leading global IT multinational firm Wipro has successfully implemented a blockchain-enabled small-scale liquefied natural gas (ssLNG) trading platform for German energy company Uniper and its 100% LNG-for-trucks subsidiary,Read MoreRead More. дальше »

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Germany’s Financial Authorities Introduce A Draft Bill On Blockchain Based Securities

The German finance ministry, Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), and the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) have introduced a bill on August 11 on digitizing securities on blockchains. дальше »

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BaFin Employees Traded 3x More in Wirecard Prior to Bankruptcy

Employees at the German financial regulator, BaFin, traded significantly more the Dax listed Wirecard than previously. According to Germany’s financial paper in the first half of 2020, 2.4 percent of... дальше »

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Wirecard to Be Removed from Germany?s DAX Index While Its Former Head of Operations Is Wanted for Embezzlement

Wirecard is to be kicked out from the DAX index of German companies due to its insolvency as its operator Deutsche Boerse implements a change in selection rules дальше »

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Germany to Introduce Draft Law on Tokenized Blockchain Securities

Tokenized blockchain securities may soon be on the same legal footing as company stocks in Germany. In the latest pro-crypto move by the German government, the country’s Finance Ministry recently published a draft bill aimed at modernizing its securities law with the introduction of provisions catering to blockchain-based assets. дальше »

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New Bill in Germany Proposes to Digitize Securities With Blockchain

The arrival of digitized securities is one of the core aspects of the federal government's blockchain strategy, German authorities say. дальше »

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German Authorities Confiscate $30 Million in Bitcoin From Pirate Movie Site

German authorities, with the help of the U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have confiscated about $30 million in bitcoin from an operator of a pirate movie website. An unspecified amount of bitcoin cash was also seized. дальше »

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FBI and German Authorities Team Up To Seize $30 Million In Bitcoin

From 2008 until 2013, Movie2K. to hosted hundreds of thousands of illegal pirated streams. They also engaged in unsavory practices such as “subscription traps,” where they lured paying customers in with false promises and made the memberships very hard to escape from. дальше »

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German Polizai Seizes $30 Million Bitcoin From Movie2k Operator, Will They Hold?

German police have taken custody of about 2,500 bitcoins, worth some $30 million, that belong to the operators of movie2k.to. The now defunct website was a search engine for movies... дальше »

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Germany Cracks Down on Bitcoin ATMs Operated by “Shitcoins Club”

German financial regulator BaFin seized Bitcoin ATMs run by an agency with a dubious name in the country, reported CoinDesk on August 7. Bitcoin ATMs Seized Called “Shitcoins Club,” the Poland-based ATM operator was asked by BaFin to shutter all units in Germany, an official confirmed Thursday. дальше »

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Germany seizes nearly $30M in crypto from movie2k.to

The German police have seized millions in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash from the defunct...

The post Germany seizes nearly $30M in crypto from movie2k.to appeared first on Coin Journal.

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German Regulator Seizes Crypto ATMs

Germany's financial regulator BaFin is seizing bitcoin ATMs run by "Shitcoins Club" months after ordering its operator to cease trading crypto. дальше »

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German Police Seize $29M in Bitcoin From Alleged Content Pirate

Prosecutors allege the programmer behind movie2k.to helped distribute 880,000 pirated films over a five-year period that ended in 2015. дальше »

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German Police Seize $30M in Crypto From Streaming Site Operator

One of the main operators of the now-shuttered streaming site movie2k.to has forfeited over $30 million worth of crypto to German police. дальше »

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Lufthansa Booted Out of DAX Stock Index After 32 Years

Lufthansa AG, the largest airline in Germany and the second-largest carrier in Europe, has lost its spot in the top division of Germany’s stock exchange, also known as the DAX 30 index. The index is a ranking of the top 30 German companies by market capitalization, in which Lufthansa has held a position on since […] The post Lufthansa Booted Out of DAX Stock Index After 32 Years appeared first on NullTX. дальше »

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Binance Partners With CM-Equity To Expand Its Market Reach In Germany And Europe

In an announcement on Friday, Binance, the largest crypto exchange in daily volumes traded, announced its partnership to a German investment firm, CM-Equity, to provide crypto brokerage and asset management services in Europe. дальше »

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Binance Enters German Market via Partnership With Crypto Investment Firm

Binance has partnered with licensed German investment firm CM-Equity to offer crypto asset management and brokerage services in Germany and Europe. дальше »

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A Subsidiary of T-Mobile’s Parent, Deutsche Telekom, Becomes Chainlink Node Operator to Secure the Oracle Network

News has now emerged that German-based T systems MMS has onboarded Chainlink as a node operator. This was announced on Chainlink’s official twitter page. T systems MMS is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, a mega player in the German Telco industry. дальше »

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Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems Is Now a Chainlink Node Operator

A subsidiary of $80 billion German behemoth Deutsche Telekom has become a Chainlink node operator and will engage in "generalized mining." дальше »

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Wirecard Manager Hiding in Russia With A ‘Significant’ Amount of Bitcoin Stashed

Former Wirecard board member – Jan Marsalek, who has been in hiding for weeks, has fled to Russia with “significant” amounts of bitcoin stash, which he bought from Dubai where the company had dubious operations, according to a report by the German news outlet. дальше »

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‘World’s Most Wanted Man’ Jan Marsalek Is Reportedly Moving Bitcoin Funds In Russia

The latest update on the whereabouts of former Australian Chief Operating Officer of Fallen German fintech company Wirecard, says that he is in a hideout in Russia, transferring large sums of Bitcoin. дальше »

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German Court Rules to Limit Authorities’ Access to People’s Data

The German constitutional court has ruled that the police and intelligence officials have too much access to people’s personal mobile phone and internet data. A win for privacy activists, the court has directed the government to amend applicable laws to better protect the privacy of German citizens. дальше »

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Germany Vows To Fight Money Laundering And Terrorism Financing As New FATF President

In a document released to the public on July 7, 2020, the incoming German president of FATF, Dr. Marcus Pleyer, vows to “strengthen the FATF’s governance, enhance its strategic focus, and increase its public visibility. дальше »

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German Regulator Had Just 1 Person Checking Wirecard’s $3.1B Books: Report

Germany's finance and accounting agencies seem to have missed their chance to spot a $2.1 billion black hole in Wirecard's accounts. дальше »

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IOTA Collaborates with University of Oslo’s Department of Informatics to Accelerate Tangle Research

According to a recent announcement, IOTA (MIOTA), a German open-source distributed ledger technology (DLT) protocol focused on the Internet of Things (IoT) and the new data economy has collaborated with the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo (UiO) to research Digital Trust and the Tangle. дальше »

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Blockchain Startup Pitches: 5 Startups x 5 Minutes – Get to Know 5 Promising Blockchain Startups in Germany Within 60 Minutes!

BLOCKROCKET is a dedicated accelerator for blockchain startups. They help startups to get access to the German blockchain ecosystem throughout a variety of exclusive events and services. Apart from that they are investing in a select few startups. дальше »

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IOTA’s Pollen Testnet Lays Foundation for a Decentralized and Feeless IOTA 2.0 Network

German distributed ledger technology (DLT) project IOTA today released Pollen – a research testbed aimed at facilitating the IOTA community, researchers, and engineers, to test and validate the concepts of the upcoming fully decentralized, feeless, and scalable IOTA 2. дальше »

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German Shareholders Association SdK Sues Wirecard Auditors

CNBC reports that a group of shareholders have submitted a criminal complaint against former Wirecard auditors who had been working with the payments giant long term дальше »

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Wirecard $2 Billion Scandal: Firm Files for Insolvency, Ex-CEO Arrested, User Funds Safe

Scandal-hit crypto card issuer Wirecard AG, a firm that has filed for insolvency because of its missing $2. 1 billion – but customer funds appear to be safe, for now. The news comes just two days after former chief executive officer Markus Braun was arrested by German police on allegations of falsifying accounts and market manipulation. дальше »

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Wirecard Files for Insolvency, What Does It Mean for Bitcoin?

The German payments company Wirecard is heading to court to file for insolvency after cooking the books for over $2.1 billion. The firm issues debit cards for Crypto.com and Wirex... дальше »

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Resigned Wirecard CEO Detained by Police as $2.1B Fraud Threatens Company

The CEO of Wirecard, who resigned recently, was arrested by German police under accusations of conspiring to inflate assets and revenue to entice investors. дальше »

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Crypto Debit Card Issuer Wiredcard Missing $2 Billion, No Fiat or Crypto Funds at Risk

German payment processor Wirecard which issues debit cards of Crypto. com has its share plunging more than 60% after the company said on Thursday that its auditor Ernst & Young can’t find evidence for €1. дальше »

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Crypto Card Issuer Wirecard Says It’s Missing $2.1B in ‘German Enron’ Scandal

Wirecard admitted the accounting hole was roughly a quarter of the company’s total balance sheet. дальше »

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Wirecard Missing $2.14 Bln As Share Price Plunges 50%

The German payment processor Wirecard sees its shares plummet over 50% as ?1.9 bln goes missing from its escrow account and the company delays issuing its annual report дальше »

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Major Crypto Debit Card Issuer Reportedly Missing $2.1B in Cash

A German fintech company responsible for several crypto debit cards, including Crypto.com’s, allegedly misrepresented over $2 billion in cash reserves. дальше »

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German Government Recognizes VeChain’s Drive to Improve Traceability and Supply Chain Management

Considering the massive strides VeChain has made in the last few years, the recognition by a Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in a recent report is a major shot in the arm.   VeChain, EOS, Corda Stand Out The BSI is Germany’s national cybersecurity authority in charge of managing computer and communication security inRead MoreRead More. дальше »

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Blockchain Startup Pitches: 5 Startups x 5 Minutes – Get to Know 5 Promising Blockchain Startups in Germany Within 60 Minutes

BLOCKROCKET is a dedicated accelerator for blockchain startups that helps startups to get access to the German blockchain ecosystem throughout a variety of exclusive events and services. In times of the current Corona crisis, we need to respond with appropriate, digital solutions. дальше »

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German Stock Exchange Xetra Will Launch a Bitcoin ETP by End of June

Deutsche Börse’s Xetra, a Germany-based digital stock exchange, plans to list a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product or ETP. The ETP allows investors to invest in BTC in the same way that... The post German Stock Exchange Xetra Will Launch a Bitcoin ETP by End of June appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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First Bitcoin ETP on Deutsche Boerse’s Xetra to Provide Investors Another Way to Gain Exposure to BTC

ETC Group has launched the first centrally cleared Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on Deutsche Boerse’s Xetra through white-label platform HANetf, reported ETC Group. The BTCetc Bitcoin Exchange Traded Crypto (BTCE) will be launched later this month after it receives approval from the German financial regulator, BaFin. дальше »

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Top Tesla Investor Believes Flying Taxis Would Be Future Trend

Coinspeaker Top Tesla Investor Believes Flying Taxis Would Be Future TrendTop Tesla investor Baillie Gifford invested $35 million in Lilium, a German start-up that is working on the development of flying taxis. дальше »

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Pavel Durov, The Satoshi Nakamoto?

A British paper, a German email address, a Russian proxy. That’s the few potentially geographically identifying information for Satoshi Nakamoto, the still unknown bitcoin inventor. The Russian proxy is a. дальше »

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IOTA Network Witnesses 20x Speed Increase with Hornet v0.4.0. Release

German non-profit focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and open-source development, the IOTA Foundation, in conjunction with the IOTA community, today announced the launch of the latest version of its Hornet node software. дальше »

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Enough of the Theory: Tokenization in Practice (Online Talk by Michael Duttlinger, CASHLINK Technologies and Henrik Gebbing, finoa)

Enough of the Theory: Tokenization in Practice Based on unique experiences with a traditional german bank, the two Fintech startups Cashlink & Finoa will share in detail how to tokenize any asset step by step along the value chain of digital securities. дальше »

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Lufthansa Agrees on Rescue Package with German Government amid Coronavirus

Coinspeaker Lufthansa Agrees on Rescue Package with German Government amid CoronavirusNational carrier Lufthansa will receive a 9 billion Euro coronavirus palliative from the German government to help cushion the economic impacts of the novel pandemic. дальше »

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Tech Consortium Behind Zilliqa Partners German Bank’s Fintech Arm to Explore Blockchain Solutions

According to a press release issued on May 15, 2020, Singapore-based group of technology companies Anquan Capital Pvt. Ltd. – responsible for the launch of the high-throughput network Zilliqa (ZIL) – has joined forces with the fintech arm of German bank WEG Bank AG to explore blockchain applications for banking and financial services. дальше »

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Ontology (ONT) Joins Forces with Spherity to Digitize Identity Solutions

High-throughput blockchain network Ontology has inked a partnership with German digital identity specializing firm Sphericity. Per the terms of the alliance, Ontology will integrate into Spherity’s cloud-edge identity wallet to tap onto the latter’s digital identity solutions across public and permissioned blockchains. дальше »

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German Neobank Offers Bitcoin Accounts With 4.3% Interest

German neobank Bitwala offers users interest rates up to 4.3% with its new Bitcoin Interest Account product.

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Satoshi Nakamoto, The German?

There’s a genius and no one knows who he is, with the focus so far being on eminent coders as potential candidates. Yet for long there’s been a mini debate... The post Satoshi Nakamoto, The German? appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

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IOTA and Pickert Partner for Tangle-Based Zero-Defects Smart Manufacturing

IOTA has teamed up with a German software company, Pickert, to deploy its Tangle distributed ledger framework in smart manufacturing. Of particular interest is the way in which the technology can be utilized in creating a framework in ensuring zero-defects production. дальше »

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