
South Africa
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2 September, 2021
South African man loses $1M BTC fortune after losing private keys
The man mined the BTC a decade ago when it was still just worth cents, accumulating 20 BTC, but since...
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25 August, 2021
Monero’s Riccardo Spagni denied bail in fraud case
Spagni has not been convicted of anything yet, but he stands accused of defrauding his former employer, Cape Cookies, out...
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10 August, 2021
Mirror Trading International: US enforcement agencies join probe into South Africa scam
The FBI is reported to be teaming up with liquidators managing the assets of Mirror Trading International, acting on behalf...
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3 August, 2021
Monero lead maintainer arrested in US over alleged fraud in South Africa
Riccardo Paolo Spagni, better known as Fluffypony, is alleged to have committed corporate fraud while working for a South African...
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15 July, 2021
Africypt BTC scam: South Africa regulators, banks and exchanges play blame game
Africrypt was a digital currency investment company targeting the rich and celebrities, until founders Raees and Ameer Cajee claimed earlier...
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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...