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Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC
The prospective CBDC, called the digital ouguiya, will “advance the digital transformation” and boost financial inclusion in Mauritania, the central...
Nigeria’s central bank denies directive to freeze digital asset bank accounts
After news outlets reported on the directive supposedly issued to multiple banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria denied it amid...
South Africa issues digital currency licenses to Luno, VALR
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority announced in 2023 that all VASPs had to obtain a license or shut down by...
Nigerian police locate Binance exec in Kenya, but extradition might take years
Nigerian authorities have confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped detention, is in Nairobi, but the East African nation says extradition...
Binance banned in Nigeria over ‘sophisticated heist’ against the economy: report
The Nigerian ‘crypto’ market is in uproar after government officials banned exchanges like Coinbase and Binance over their alleged “sophisticated...
Ethiopia inks $250M deal with Hong Kong firm for BTC mining: report
Ethiopian Investment Holdings has signed the deal with Hong Kong’s West Data Group for data mining and AI, but an...
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