Open-plan Christmas markets now have some sort of barrier around them — typically large concrete blocks, which is the case in Magdeburg.

A report from Der Spiegel said a complaint was filed against Taleb A with the authorities a year ago over statements which officials concluded did not constitute a concrete threat.

“However, this should not be done if it requires installation of concrete channels through the canyon bottoms which would defeat the intent of the natural area.”

The scope of the effort and whether it led to any concrete actions to favor China is unclear.

However, Wright failed to provide concrete evidence for his claim, which was largely disregard by the cryptocurrency world.