#German mushrooms still contaminated by Chernobyl radiation

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“#German mushrooms still contaminated by Chernobyl radiation” Around 95% of wild mushroom samples collected in Germany in the last six years still showed radioactive contamination from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, albeit not above legal limits, the German food safety regulator said on Friday. Elevated concentrations of caesium-137 and caesium-134 isotopes bearing the characteristic signature of the Chernobyl blast were found especially in southern Germany,…

# Gaming VC Bitkraft launches M investment fund for blockchain gaming

# Gaming VC Bitkraft launches $75M investment fund for blockchain gaming

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“# Gaming VC Bitkraft launches $75M investment fund for blockchain gaming ” E-sports investment platform Bitkraft VC has established a $75 million token fund for investing in blockchain gaming and digital entertainment. The fund uses a “stage-agnostic” strategy, meaning that it will put money in companies and startups at any business development stage. Apart from…

# Germany’s 2021 election: What do parties think of crypto and blockchain?

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“# Germany’s 2021 election: What do parties think of crypto and blockchain? ” The use of new technologies such as blockchain or artificial intelligence has been in the spotlight lately and gaining more acceptance from governments around the world. On Sunday, Sept. 26, Germans voted in parliamentary elections that marked the end of Angela Merkel’s…

#Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany

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“#Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany” Days before Germany’s federal elections, Facebook took what it called an unprecedented step: the removal of a series of accounts that worked together to spread COVID-19 misinformation and encourage violent responses to COVID restrictions. The crackdown, announced Sept. 16, was the first use of Facebook’s new “coordinated social harm” policy…

#Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money

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“#Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money” BRUSSELS — It’s the premier martial arts group in Europe for right-wing extremists. German authorities have twice banned their signature tournament. But Kampf der Nibelungen, or Battle of the Nibelungs, still thrives on Facebook, where organizers maintain multiple pages, as well as on Instagram and YouTube,…

# Bitcoin-based security token offering approved in Germany

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“# Bitcoin-based security token offering approved in Germany ” German financial regulators have approved a security token offering (STO) based on a Bitcoin (BTC) sidechain. Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has greenlighted the EXOeu token by game publisher Exordium, making local retail investors eligible to participate in the sale on Stokr, a major European digital…

# Deutsche Boerse-owned Eurex debuts Bitcoin futures trading

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“# Deutsche Boerse-owned Eurex debuts Bitcoin futures trading ” Eurex, a derivatives exchange owned by German stock market operator Deutsche Börse, has debuted cryptocurrency derivatives trading with ETC Group’s Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded note (ETN) futures product. Eurex officially announced Monday the launch of the Bitcoin ETN Futures contract developed by London-based crypto derivatives issuer ETC…

#Antony Blinken greets Afghan evacuees in Germany

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“#Antony Blinken greets Afghan evacuees in Germany” Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Afghan refugees on Wednesday at the US airbase in Ramstein, Germany, as part of a charm offensive amid the revelation that the State Department refused to give chartered planes clearance to fly out of the country, stranding American citizens. Images show…

# German asset manager Union Investment seeks BTC exposure for several funds

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“# German asset manager Union Investment seeks BTC exposure for several funds ” Union Investment, a $500 billion asset manager, is planning to add Bitcoin (BTC) to several investment funds as part of a targeted pilot program for its institutional clients, offering compelling evidence that crypto is becoming more mainstream in Europe’s largest economy. The Frankfurt-based…

#German ambassador to China dies less than two weeks into job

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“#German ambassador to China dies less than two weeks into job” The German Ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, has died suddenly less than two weeks after taking up the job in Beijing. The 54-year-old’s death was confirmed by Germany’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. Hecker, who was a former foreign policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel,…