
Article by Steve Kaaru
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27 March, 2025
Russia tests digital ruble in Tatarstan region
The Russian government has approached the western region of Tatarstan to begin testing the digital ruble, with programmability among the...
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26 March, 2025
El Salvador, Paraguay partner on digital asset regulation
The scope of the agreement is unknown as digital assets are not legal tender in Paraguay; El Salvador previously entered...
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25 March, 2025
Cryptojacking hackers blackmail YouTubers; Lazarus’ new malware
The hackers report YouTubers for copyright infringement, then blackmail them into including crypto mining malware in video descriptions, says Kaspersky.
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24 March, 2025
Nigerian banks must adopt digital assets: KPMG
A report by KPMG and Chainalysis found that millions of Nigerians are turning to digital assets and blockchain solutions to...
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24 March, 2025
Philippines issues 84 million digital IDs
As of the end of February, Filipino digital national IDs have been used to process over 100 million transactions, with...
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19 March, 2025
South Africa targets digital IDs in time for 2029 elections
South Africa’s Home Affairs department targets issuing 2.5M digital IDs this year, and by the 2029 elections, it wants a...
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