
South Africa
Mirror Trading boss fined over $3B in US over unlawful crypto Ponzi scheme
South African national Steynberg was charged with the offense of operating a multi-level marketing scheme, which stole over 29,421 BTC...
Africa: Blockchain startups sees 429% surge in funding in 2022
A new report reveals that Africa was the region with the highest growth in blockchain funding, with KuCoin and Scroll.io...
Nigeria’s Roqqu exchange secures regulatory nod in South Africa
Roqqu, with 1.4 million users, will allow users to withdraw and deposit South African rand, tapping into one of Africa’s...
FATF adds Nigeria, South Africa to dirty money grey list
FATF says Africa’s two largest economies must do better to fight money laundering, with both countries decrying the listing as...
South Africa agency tackling financial disputes now takes Bitcoin complaints
The FAIS Ombud will consider and resolve complaints relating to digital assets, but only if they happened after October 19,...
South Africa to stamp out unethical digital asset ads with new advertising rules
South Africa’s ads watchdog worked with industry stakeholders to develop the new clause which requires VASPs to tell users they...