Feb 11 2024
Axel Fischer and Eduard Lintner were members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Baku used a secret US$2.9 billion slush fund to, among other things, offer free trips and expensive gifts to European MPs who would vote in Baku’s favor. The investigation conducted and published by OCCRP and the Süddeutsche Zeitung exposed …
Feb 11 2024
Funeral home in Valencia allegedly falsified records to make it look like the person had authorized the use of their body for scientific research. Employees allegedly chose deceased persons who were either foreigners or had no next of kin on file, to ensure that no one would come to claim the bodies. One such cadaver …
Feb 10 2024
A spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been one of the hottest topics over the past few years. Many investment companies, both traditional and crypto-oriented, have been filing multiple applications with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission over and over again. On January 10th, 2024, the SEC finally gave the go-ahead and a total …
Feb 10 2024
The head of the Catholic Church blessed on Monday the decision of a group of Italian women to leave their mafia families. Father Luigi Ciotti, who accompanied the women, said that it was an emotional encounter, filled with gratitude. The women pleaded for help in escaping the claws of the mafia, as reported by theassociation. …
Feb 10 2024
Bitfinex has announced the launch of a securities trading platform in El Salvador. El Salvador is the first country to recognize bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. The new platform launch follows the of several Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) two weeks ago. The move rides on the …
Feb 10 2024
The Starknet Foundation has announced its intention to allocate approximately 50 million STRK tokens as part of its Early Community Member Program (ECMP) This initiative, unveiled on October 30, is designed to reward and motivate the individuals who played a pivotal role in developing the Starknet ecosystem. The registration process for potential recipients will be …
Feb 09 2024
The primary cryptocurrency has shown little movement for the past several days and even weeks. The last such rejection came on Thursday, and the asset plummeted by nearly two grand in hours. Since then, Bitcoin has failed to make any major moves, aside from a $1,000 pump and dump yesterday. As of now, the cryptocurrency …
Feb 09 2024
12% of Salvadorans used Bitcoin at least once to pay for goods and services in 2023. This marks a significant decrease from 2022, when the same university reported that 24.4% had engaged in transactions using Bitcoin. The decline in numbers raised questions about the sustainability and widespread acceptance of the premier crypto asset in everyday …
Feb 09 2024
The group set up companies and call centers throughout Georgia. They created e-commerce platforms to enhance credibility, alluring victims with lucrative financial deals. This is how they allegedly embezzled “several million Swiss francs belonging to citizens of the Swiss Confederation,” read the statement. To facilitate the laundering of the fraudulently acquired funds, the suspects reportedly …
Feb 09 2024
The US Securities and Exchange Commission made history in mid-January when it finally approved nearly a dozen spot BTC ETFs to launch on local exchanges. There was a big price run-up ahead of the approvals that resulted in a highly positive Q4 ’23 for BTC. However, the landscape changed on the day the ETFs launched …