Feb 12 2024
European brokers are slashing spot Bitcoin ETF fees after Invesco and WisdomTree reduced theirs by over 60% on European BTC products. The comes as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved spot BitcoinETFs from major players like BlackRock, Fidelity, and In Vesco. The competition in the U.,S. market has prompted a wave of …
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 …
Jan 30 2024
Horst Jicha, 64, founder and CEO of USI Tech, is alleged to have defrauded investors of approximately US$150 million. He departed the U.S. in early 2018 and did not return until December 2023 when he attempted to go on vacation in Miami, Florida, where he was promptly arrested. According to the indictment, USI tech advertised …
Oct 07 2023
Kraken, an already prominent virtual currency exchange network, just declared its intention to acquire Coin Meester B.V. (BCM) This strategic acquisition aims to cement Kraken’s foothold in the European region while enhancing compliance with the changing regulatory climate. BCM was established in 2017 and has already amassed a reputation as one of the oldest and …
Oct 05 2023
The investigation began in 2021 when authorities detected three cases of fraudulent activities involving VAT spanning from 2019 to 2021. Law enforcement soon uncovered that a criminal network in Spain was facilitating the purchase and sale of used luxury vehicles between German and Portuguese companies. The network sold and purchased high-end luxury vehicles through a …