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South Korea’s Coinone exchange blocks withdrawals to unverified wallets
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5 January, 2022

South Korea’s Coinone exchange blocks withdrawals to unverified wallets

Wallets such as MetaMask and Ledger, which don't require KYC verification, will no longer be usable on Coinone, a top...
OneCoin-linked scammer who allegedly fled with 500M baht arrested in Thailand
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4 January, 2022

OneCoin-linked scammer who allegedly fled with 500M baht arrested in Thailand

Mana Jumuang and his co-conspirators, who were allegedly affiliated with OneCoin, claimed to be running stores and selling goods such...
India should go for basic version of its CBDC for now, central bank says
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3 January, 2022

India should go for basic version of its CBDC for now, central bank says

A basic form of a digital rupee would provide a safe, robust, and convenient alternative to cash in liquidity and...
Hackers use ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to spread Monero mining malware
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2 January, 2022

Hackers use ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to spread Monero mining malware

The latest Spider-Man film is proving quite popular, and hackers are taking advantage to spread a very well-disguised mining malware...
CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: The best of 2021
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31 December, 2021

CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: The best of 2021

In this special episode, CoinGeek’s Chief Bitcoin Historian Kurt Wuckert Jr. recapped some of CoinGeek Weekly Livestream’s best moments from...
2021 year in review: Bitcoin comes of age in Africa
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31 December, 2021

2021 year in review: Bitcoin comes of age in Africa

2021 had it all in Africa for digital currencies—adoption soared by 1,200% as Kenya led global P2P trades, but there...

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