On June 25, 2020, Wirecard, a flagship German company in the FinTECH sector (a erstwhile Chancellor Angela Merkel lobbied for it), declared bankruptcy due to the fact that its financial resources were stolen, according to various estimates, of between EUR 2 and 3 billion. The Wirecard Sphere may be, as any experts say, not only a financial crime, but besides a carefully orchestrated Russian intelligence operation.