Article by Steve Kaaru
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8 July, 2021
Brazil’s ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested over alleged $300M embezzlement
Claudio Oliveira was the president of the Bitcoin Banco Group, a Brazilian digital currency brokerage company that reportedly lost over...
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7 July, 2021
Vietnam’s PM asks central bank to explore CBDC based on blockchain
The prime minister has been pushing for e-governance as he seeks to make Vietnam’s government an efficient digital one, putting...
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7 July, 2021
Cryptopia ex-employee admits to stealing $170K from old BTC addresses
The employee, whose name was withheld by the court, worked for Cryptopia before Cryptopia digital currency exchange fell victim to...
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7 July, 2021
8,000 BTC from South Africa’s Mirror Trading International scam recovered: report
Mirror Trading International grabbed headlines after it allegedly scammed 280,000 investors by posing as a multi-level marketing scheme, promising get-rich-quick...
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1 July, 2021
South African regulator to declare digital currencies as financial products after $3.8B scam
The Financial Services Conduct Authority is seeking to categorize digital currencies as a financial product, giving it jurisdiction over the...
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30 June, 2021
Tanzania working on digital currency directives after presidential endorsement
The country’s central bank is reportedly working on new directives for digital currencies following a recent push by the president...
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