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Africa is venturing beyond digital assets and into blockchain integration: Centbee’s Lorien Gamaroff
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5 February, 2024

Africa is venturing beyond digital assets and into blockchain integration: Centbee’s Lorien Gamaroff

Lorien Gamaroff acknowledged the rising adoption of Bitcoin-powered payments like Centbee but noted that blockchain integration could be more critical...
Animoca Brands Japan appoints new COO in expansion drive
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4 February, 2024

Animoca Brands Japan appoints new COO in expansion drive

Kensuke Amo is a former managing executive officer of local exchange Coincheck and joins Animoca to drive growth in Japan...
Lise Li: Supply chains, payments are sectors where digital technology can make great impact
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3 February, 2024

Lise Li: Supply chains, payments are sectors where digital technology can make great impact

Lise Li says Nigeria can catch up with the pace-setting China on digital payments by underpinning its financial infrastructure on...
China AML laws revisions to eliminate digital asset regulatory blind spots
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3 February, 2024

China AML laws revisions to eliminate digital asset regulatory blind spots

China is revamping its anti-money laundering (AML) framework, with digital assets among the key areas the government wants to tighten...
Worldcoin offices in Hong Kong raided over ‘serious risks’ to data privacy allegations
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3 February, 2024

Worldcoin offices in Hong Kong raided over ‘serious risks’ to data privacy allegations

Hong Kong’s data protection watchdog expressed concern over how Worldcoin is collecting and storing the biometric data, as well as...
Nigeria’s VASP licensing fees are ‘economically unrealistic,’ stakeholders say
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2 February, 2024

Nigeria’s VASP licensing fees are ‘economically unrealistic,’ stakeholders say

Nigeria’s SEC published licensing guidelines for VASPs in 2022 requiring N500 million ($525,000) paid-up capital, which stakeholders say is unrealistic...

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