EU Refugee Crisis: ‘A Big Chance for the German Economy and Society’
CoinTelegraph spoke with Christoph Hering from BitShares Munich on the current refugee influx into Europe and why cryptocurrency and blockchain technology might just be the perfect answer to the crisis. Hering is the PR Manager and Crypto Coach for BitShares Munich. Born and raised in Munich, he is an active trader and bilingual entrepreneur. He has over 5 years of experience in financial analysis, working with structured products and handling of international commercial transactions. “The current crisis is a big chance for the German economy and society.” CoinTelegraph: What is the....
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The recent refugee crisis has led many to question the European nations and the role they play within the agreed upon “union.” It would seem that when a time of crisis has come upon such nations, the role they have to play is somewhat questionable and nonparallel to their agreed responsibility as a unified network. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made a comment that highlighted this directly, as he was giving his speech to the European parliament that was addressed by BBC. He opened his speech by admitting the European Union was “not in a good situation. There is a lack....
A decentralized project called Refugee Emergency Response (BRER) was recently launched by Bitnation to help resolve the current refugee crisis in Europe by registering undocumented individuals on the blockchain. Bitnation founder Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof is seeking various ways to build cooperation with NGO’s and activists to help refugees fleeing Syria and other war-torn and destabilized regions. Tempelhof explained to CoinTelegraph: “The refugee crisis in Europe is massive, and will last for years to come with millions of stateless people who can’t open bank accounts, or even take a....
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European Banks. In 2008, Europe followed the United States into a financial crisis, a crisis that was best described as caused by: "Too many people, borrowing money that they couldn't afford, from people they didn't know, to buy things they didn't need, so they could impress people that they didn't like." A German television documentary called "State secrets and Bank bailouts" was aired in Germany and France in March this year, and this documentary has raised some interesting issues. Two documentary makers in Germany, Harald Schumann and Arpad Bondi, became concerned that the popular....