Tag: Cryptocurrency
FTX founder accuse prosecutors of sandbagging him
Lawyers of the embattled FTX Founder, Sam Bankman-Fried are accusing the prosecutors in the lawsuit against their client of “sandbagging" the process to put their...
Binance Charity, Utiva select 1000 Africans for tech scholarship
Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, and Utiva, a technology education company in Africa that...
The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Africa in 2022
The development and acceptance of digital currencies in Africa have been truly monumental. Although in 2022, the digital asset industry saw several high-profile breaches...
Applications to study Web3 surpass 80,000 worldwide, reveals Binance Charity
Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, reveals that people applying to study Web3-related courses have...
Ghanaian Payments Startup, PayBox, Believes Africa Can Leapfrog into DeFi
PayBox, a Ghanaian payments startup, believes that DeFi provides Africa the opportunity to leapfrog cross-border challenges.
“Africa has the ability to leapfrog into decentralized finance...
Crypto crime hit record $20-billion in 2022
Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record US$20.1-billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by US sanctions skyrocketed, data from blockchain analytics firm...
FTX collapse: Sam Bankman-Fried pleads NOT guilty
Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges related to the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange he founded.
Bankman-Fried appeared before a...
We’ll create awareness on Bitcoin – Paxful CEO
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of digital currency platform, Paxful, Ray Youssef says his outfit is poised to educate and create increased awareness in...
The biggest crypto scam: OneCoin co-founder pleads guilty
Co-founder of OneCoin, Sebastian Greenwood has finally pled guilty to scamming users of the platform of $4 billion and is facing up to 60...
Bitcoin Technology Center opens in Ghana to educate local community
The Built With Bitcoin Foundation (BWB), a humanitarian organization, announced this week’s opening of the Bitcoin Technology Center (BTC), a learning and training center...