With several central banks around the world, Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) already collaborates closely. This holds true for the topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies , a type of Cryptocurrency , as well as for the printing of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currencies). G+D has its own solution for countries that want to issue a CBDC, and it also offers other services like advice and help to make sure the Cryptocurrency meets the requirements. In addition, a large number of people use digital services and shop online as our lives grow more interconnected. Therefore, a digital form of fiat money is required, one that satisfies customer demand for quick and simple transactions. That's CBDC. Dr. Ralf Wintergerst , Chairman of the Management Board and Group CEO of Giesecke+Devrient and chair of the North Africa Middle East Initiative of German Business (NMI), said in an exclusive interview with Local news media that an increasing number of states are looking into the implementation of ...
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| Biggie smalls 20 years |
We talk about the deaths of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur in this first episode of Biggie Smalls' anniversary show, Unsolved (RIP Biggie Smalls).. After talking about Tupac in Vegas, we're heading back on the road to talk about Biggie in Los Angeles. So let's get started. Christopher Wallace, often known as Biggie Smalls or the Notorious B.I.G., was in attendance at a Soul Train Awards after-party on March 9, 1997, at the Peterson Auto Museum in Los Angeles. Around a.m., Biggie Smalls and Sean Combs, also known as P. Diddy of Puff Daddy and the head of the east coast record label Bad Boy Records, where Biggie was signed, departed the event. P. Diddy and other people departed in a vehicle, and Biggie and his driver and two buddies left on their own. While travelling north on Fairfax Avenue, Biggie's car followed Diddy's vehicle, but only Biggie's vehicle would come to a halt at the intersection with Wilshire Boulevard. At the intersection of Fairfax and Wilshire, Biggie's car was stopped when a black Chevy Impala drove up and shot Biggie four times through the driver's side window.
Biggie was the only one of the four individuals in the automobile to get struck. He was shot at the crossroads that we are going to pass. They exited this parking structure just here, and at this light they came to a stop. This is quite strange, says Daysha. [Brent] That's strange. Can you picture looking to your right and being confronted with a pistol as the first thing you see? - [Ryan] [Brent] That is absurd.
[Daysha] makes me feel as like I don't want to use this chair any longer (laughs) - [Ryan] The driver was described by numerous witnesses as a black man wearing a blue suit and a bow tie. P. Diddy exited his vehicle and sped over Wilshire Boulevard to Biggie's vehicle, where the rapper was discovered dead at dawn. Sergio Robleto, a retired LAPD lieutenant, made a comment on how oddly uninvolved the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division was in the case before we discuss suspects. They arrived the first night, but left the following morning and didn't return to the case until a full month had passed. In 30 years, I had never witnessed "a murder case involving a famous celebrity" that wasn't "straight out of the gate" taken over by robbery-homicide. final quote Having said that, this case differs from Tupac's in that I was able to identify only one explanation with what appears to be solid supporting documentation. It is a pretty sound theory, though. Russell Poole, a former LAPD investigator, is of the opinion that Biggie Smalls was murdered by Suge Knight, the former CEO of the west coast record label Death Row Records, and dishonest LAPD officers. Suge Knight might have wanted to exact revenge on Biggie for allegedly killing Tupac, the star performer for Death Row Records. Detective Poole learned from a previous investigation that security guards for Death Row Records were employed by the LAPD. - [Brent] Wow. - [Ryan] David Mack, a police officer of the LAPD, was one of the employees. Suge Knight's relationship with Mack is important because not only was Mack present on the party's night, but Mack also possessed a black Impala similar to the one that was found at the crime scene.
David Mack had ties to suspected hit men Amir Muhammad, who Mack had known back in college. Due to how closely Amir Muhammad matches the shooter's description, Detective Poole is convinced that Suge Knight paid Muhammad to kill Biggie Smalls. Upon presenting his case to his superiors, Detective Poole claimed that he was informed, quote, "We're not going that way." final quote Suge Knight is also alleged to have ordered the hit on Biggie by a number of people. One of them was Mario Hammonds, a prison informant who, following Biggie's passing, allegedly quoted Suge Knight as saying, "My people handled the business." He was taken care of. "We just missed Puffy," they said. final quote Viletta Wallace, Biggie's mother, brought a wrongful death claim in 2002, which led to more research. Eugene Deal, a former bodyguard for Diddy who was a witness, detailed a man who was waiting outside near Diddy after the party to attack. Deal claimed that the man was seen moving in the direction of the north, where the black Impala would finally show up. When presented with a row of photos, Deal chose the one he recognised. Amir Muhammad was the man. This study also revealed a number of errors made by the principal investigator, Steve Katz. includes his inability to examine David Mack's black Impala for forensic evidence. Additionally, Amir Muhammad was not questioned by chief detective Katz. - [Brent] Wow. [Ryan] Katz allegedly neglected to turn in more than 200 pages of paperwork that were kept in his office drawers and contained critical testimony that specifically described how another LAPD officer was involved in the killing of Biggie Smalls.