Karin Matussek

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Karin Matussek

German authorities closed down the crypto-swapping service “eXch” located in the nation and seized assets worth €34 million ($38 million). It’s the third largest seizure of crypto assets in the history of Germany’s federal criminal police office, Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement on Friday. Dutch officials were also involved in the operation. The assets frozen included Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Dash.

5 days ago | bloomberg.com | Karin Matussek

Bitcoin crypto logos(Bloomberg) -- German authorities closed down the crypto-swapping service “eXch” located in the nation and seized assets worth €34 million ($38 million). It’s the third largest seizure of crypto assets in the history of Germany’s federal criminal police office, Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement on Friday. Dutch officials were also involved in the operation. The assets frozen included Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Dash.

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Karin Matussek

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1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Karin Matussek

An Alternative for Germany supporter at an AfD event in Templin, on May 1. (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s main opposition party Alternative for Germany challenged a ruling by the nation’s domestic intelligence agency that classified it as a right-wing extremist movement. The AfD filed its lawsuit on Monday and is also seeking a fast-track interim ruling that would stop the decision taking effect while the challenge is pending, according to a spokeswoman for the Cologne Administrative Court.

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Karin Matussek |Sonia Sirletti

UniCredit SpA cleared the final hurdle to build its minority position in Commerzbank AG after Germany’s antitrust regulator gave unconditional approval to the plan. While the nod on Monday was widely expected, it technically allows UniCredit Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel to convert a stake largely held through derivatives into physical shares.