Germany's foremost prosecutor in the Cum-Ex tax scandal, Anne Brorhilker, has unexpectedly resigned from her position in the judiciary and expressed criticism regarding the prosecution of financial crimes in Germany. Brorhilker's departure comes after years of leading investigations into the Cum-Ex tax scandal, which implicated over 1,700 suspects, including top politicians in different jurisdictions, and involved an estimated twelve billion euros in taxpayer funds.
Octapay Limited was founded on 16 September 2020. According to UK Companies House, the sole director and beneficial owner is Madhumita Singh. The company acts as a payment processor for high-risk merchants in gaming, crypto and forex operating the websites www.octapay.fund. And it seems to be related to iPayTotal.
Facebook plans to rebrand the Libra cryptocurrency project to Diem (www.diem.com) hoping that the new name would help the revamped project distance itself from the intense pushback from politics and regulation Libra faced when it was announced last year. The political establishment wants to prevent the emergence of private currencies and thus undermine the state monopoly on currencies.