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Nokia files Chinese patent for digital asset encryption device
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6 January, 2025

Nokia files Chinese patent for digital asset encryption device

Nokia’s patent application describes a “device, method, and computer program” that encrypts digital assets, indexes them, and more, but the...
Russia’s CBDC faces opposition; T-Bank dabbles in tokenization
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30 December, 2024

Russia’s CBDC faces opposition; T-Bank dabbles in tokenization

Consumer-to-business payments will be free over the next year, while B2B and C2C payments will be free permanently. Banks say...
Africa’s 2024 in review: Adoption unfazed, regulatory reckoning
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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...
Austrian bust $1.3M ‘crypto’ fraud; phishing scam targets Ledger
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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,...
70% of New Zealanders say CBDC is ‘not important’
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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...
Nigeria nabs 800 Chinese, Filipinos, locals in ‘crypto’ scam
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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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