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South Africa’s Regulator Tightens Rules for Crypto Asset Transfers via Latest Directive

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has proposed a directive regarding crypto asset transfers. This directive follows the licensing of 75 crypto asset service providers (CASPs) by the Financial Sector Conduct…

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Nigerian Prison Agency Held Responsible for Court Absence of Jailed Binance Executive

The Nigerian Correctional Service recently faced accusations of failing to bring Tigran Gambaryan, a jailed Binance executive, to a court hearing on May 22. A lawyer representing the Nigerian revenue…

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Nigerian Securities Regulator: Crypto Exchanges Complying With Naira Delisting Directive

The Nigerian Securities Regulator has stated that cryptocurrency exchanges have complied with a directive to remove the local currency from peer-to-peer platforms. The acting director-general of the Nigerian Securities and…

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Nigerian Court Rules Tigran Gambaryan Can Face Tax Evasion Charges on Behalf of Binance

The Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is currently in jail, has been deemed eligible by a Nigerian court to represent the cryptocurrency exchange in its ongoing tax evasion trial. A…

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Crypto Broker Fined Nearly $1.7M for Illegally Providing Access to Digital Asset Exchanges

On May 13, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it had fined crypto brokerage firm Falcon Labs Ltd. approximately $1.7 million. The fines are penalties for the firm’s illegal facilitation…

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Middle East-Focused Crypto Exchange, Rain, ‘Likely Exploited’ for $14.8 Million, Says Zachxbt

The cryptocurrency exchange Rain, which focuses on the Middle East, was likely exploited for $14.8 million on April 29, according to online crypto investigator Zachxbt. Zachxbt says he traced the…

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279 Crypto Accounts Forfeited to US Government in North Korean Laundering Crackdown

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the forfeiture of 279 cryptocurrency accounts containing funds linked to alleged hacks of crypto exchanges by North Korean operatives.…

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Nigerian Experts Say Past Central Bank Policies Drove Users to P2P Crypto Platforms

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s cryptocurrency sector argue that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s previous decision to exclude cryptocurrency entities from the banking ecosystem has fueled the growth of peer-to-peer crypto trading.…

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Crypto Exchanges Helping Brazilian Flood Victims

Several cryptocurrency firms are stepping up to support flood victims in Southern Brazil. For example, Okx has partnered with Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Foxbit to match donations of up to $10,000…

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