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Crypto exchange Binance ends derivatives trading and other offerings in South Africa
Binance will cease offering futures, options, margin, and leveraged trading in South Africa. Users …
Isabelle Lee
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South Africa’s $4 billion in crypto scams has regulators scrambling to bring in new regulations within the next three to six months
The second phase will involve coming out with investor-protection guidelines and rules for m…
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Crypto adoption in Africa has surged 1,200% over the last year, as people in some of the fastest-growing crypto economies favor digital coins to avoid bank and exchange restrictions: Chainalysis
Africa's digital assets market has grown over 1,200% in value over the last year, making the region…
Camomile Shumba
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Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa will trial cross-border central bank digital payments
Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa have decided to jointly test multiple CBDC's that f…
Camomile Shumba
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Cryptocurrencies are taking the developing world by storm, with more users now in Nigeria than in the US - 2 experts lay out how bitcoin is changing emerging-market finance
In the developing world, crypto adoption is growing at breakneck speed. From Brazil to Botswana, th…
Camomile Shumba
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South African regulator says it's powerless over suspected $3.6 billion bitcoin scam, as crypto is out of its reach
South Africa's financial services watchdog said Africrypt, the company linked to the missing bitcoi…
Harry Robertson
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson discusses 'bitcoin maximalism', how DeFi needs to turn into 'real-fi' and his plans for digital transformation in Africa in a recent interview. Here are the 10 best quotes
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes no one blockchain will dominate the crypto sector, but r…
Camomile Shumba
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Akon, the pop star behind hits like 'Smack That,' is masterminding a $6 billion smart city in Senegal backed by a shadowy investor. Inside Akon City, where life will be funded by 'Akoin' and the singer hopes to reinvent his legacy.
Akon is planning a 2,000-acre smart city in Senegal that has drawn comparisons to Wakanda from "Bla…
Katie Warren
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Shiba inu soars more than 20% after the crypto exchange Kraken's listing, while a SHIB whale scoops up $1 million in tokens
Shiba inu rallied 20% on Tuesday, bucking a wider crypto sell-off, after Kraken listed the coin the…
Camomile Shumba
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Cryptocurrencies recover from last week's sell-off as traders mull the impact of a new variant, while little-known 'omicron' coin soars
Bitcoin recovered from Friday's steep sell-off, rising around 5% and lifting other cryptocurrencies…
Camomile Shumba
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The CFTC just charged a bitcoin firm with operating the 'largest ever fraud' involving the cryptocurrency
Mirror Trading International offered investors returns as high as 10% a month through a trading "bo…
Jennifer Sor
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Crypto mining manufacturer Bitmain says it will stop shipping equipment to China after the government's crackdown
Crypto mining manufacturer Bitmain said it would stop selling its machines in China after the gover…
Camomile Shumba
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Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z under fire for bitcoin education program in Brooklyn public housing complex
Critics say that encouraging low-income communities to own cryptocurrencies might make them more vu…
Weilun Soon
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Criminal cryptocurrency 'whales' amassed $25 billion worth of assets in 2021
Chainalysis identified the darknet market as the most common source, followed by funds netted throu…
Isabelle Lee
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A crypto entrepreneur bought an NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet for nearly $3 million and tried to sell it for $48 million. The top bid is less than $7,000.
"Someone like Elon Musk" deserves to own Jack Dorsey's first tweet as an NFT, the struggling seller…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Iran is bringing back cryptocurrency mining, but China shows no signs of changing its mind
Regulations around cryptocurrency saw a lot of upheaval over the past one year world over. While Ch…
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China’s crypto crackdown is not likely to stop with Bitcoin mining — stablecoins, software, influencers are also on its radar
The crackdown on cryptocurrencies by China is unlikely to stop with Bitcoin mining. Authorities in …
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Crypto sports sponsorships are heating up again with multi-million dollar deals on the table
The brand will be getting its name out there by featuring on fight kit items — like shorts a…
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Binance is on track for its 1st Gulf-region expansion after getting regulatory approval in Bahrain
Bahrain's central bank is poised to become the first regulator in the Middle East-North Africa regi…