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Long Con Impersonates Financial Advisers to Target Victims
Fraudsters have donned the identities of legitimate US financial advisers in an effort to gain the trust of victims, before recommending fraudulent financial investments.According...
SBF to forfeit $700M worth of assets if found guilty of fraud
According to new court filings, disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will be subject to the forfeiture of roughly $700 million worth of assets...
Bitcoin, Sango Coin and the Central African Republic
In the spring of 2022, the Central African Republic (CAR) became the first African country to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender.As the...
2023 Will Be the Death of Bitcoin Energy FUD
Finally, Jack Dorsey’s digital payments company, Block, and Alyse Killeen’s VC firm, Stillmark, recently invested in a company that builds out renewable bitcoin mining...
Sango Coin listing postponed by Central African Republic
The Central African Republic has announced it will delay the listing of cryptocurrency, Sango Coin, on crypto exchanges due to current market conditions and...
Structural Adjustment: How The IMF And World Bank Repress Poor Countries And Funnel Their Resources To Rich Ones
During the gold standard, the violence of colonialism corrupted a neutral monetary standard. In the post-colonial world, a fiat monetary standard — upheld by...
As It Embraces Bitcoin, Nigeria Offers Lessons To The Developing World
As Bitcoin becomes more widely accepted in Nigeria, the country offers lessons in self-custody practices for Bitcoiners in developing nations.
The Bank of Ghana Cooperates with German Giesecke+Devrient to Conduct its CBDC Pilot
The Bank of Ghana has launched cooperation with Giesecke+Devrient to conduct a pilot project for its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in West...
Estonia-based PayQin nabs €300K to grow its e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa
PayQin, a cross-border payment startup that operates a comprehensive e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa, is announcing a new €300K seed...
ECOWAS is Debating Crypto Operation in West Africa but a Ban Seems Impossible
The Economic Community West African States (ECOWAS) is at odds over the legality and operation of crypto in its member states. What will be the fate of cryptocurrencies in the region?
Cardano Invites Voters for Fifth Round of Project Catalyst
IOHK, the company behind the Cardano(ADA) network, has opened registrations for ADA holders to become voters for the fifth round of Project Catalyst.
Paris-based Monisnap raises €10 million to boost its money transfer services for ‘unbanked’ communities
Today Monisnap, a French-based fintech providing remittance services, announces a €10 million funding round from Serena and existing investors. The newly secured funding...