
Article by Steve Kaaru
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27 December, 2024
Africa’s 2024 in review: Adoption unfazed, regulatory reckoning
It was a year of regulatory reckoning for VASPs, which had operated unchecked in Africa for years. Meanwhile, BSV Association’s...
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27 December, 2024
Austrian bust $1.3M ‘crypto’ fraud; phishing scam targets Ledger
Police in Vienna busted the serial criminal exchanging fake cash for ‘crypto’ in what they dubbed Rip Deal 2.0; meanwhile,...
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26 December, 2024
70% of New Zealanders say CBDC is ‘not important’
The New Zealand central bank released the results of its public consultation, revealing people aren’t interested, with security and privacy...
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26 December, 2024
Nigeria nabs 800 Chinese, Filipinos, locals in ‘crypto’ scam
Nigeria’s EFCC arrested 150 Chinese, 40 Filipinos, and hundreds of Nigerians in a crackdown on a crypto romance scam ring...
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24 December, 2024
ESMA publishes final guidelines as MiCA looms
ESMA released the final policy documents just two weeks before MiCA takes full effect, but it remains to be seen...
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24 December, 2024
Ukraine eyes legalization of digital assets in early 2025
Lawmakers in Ukraine are deliberating on a new proposal—which the IMF was involved in drafting—that would legalize and tax digital...
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