The Nigerian government has reportedly slapped the cryptocurrency exchange Binance with a $10 billion fine. According to a Nigerian government official, Binance is being punished
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Nigerian Presidential Adviser Assails Binance, Calls for Measures Against the Crypto Exchange
Bayo Onanuga, a special adviser to the Nigerian president, has leveled accusations against Binance, blaming it for exacerbating the local currency’s depreciation against major currencies.
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Global BTC Trading App Strike Launches ‘First Fully-Featured Region Outside the US’
The fiat and bitcoin payments app, Strike, has launched its “first fully-featured region outside the U.S.” According to Jack Mallers, the founder and CEO of
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Nigeria Detains Two Binance Executives, Crypto Platform Accused of Exchange Rate Manipulation
Nigerian authorities have reportedly detained two senior executives from Binance who had recently arrived in the country. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor stated that
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FATF Grey Listing Concern Prompts Kenya to Establish a Crypto Working Group
The fears that Kenya’s lack of a regulatory framework for overseeing the crypto industry has prompted the government to establish a working group tasked with
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Nigerian Users Criticize Binance for Imposing Exchange Rate Caps on USDT to Naira Transactions
Some Nigeria-based users of Binance’s peer-to-peer platform have blasted the crypto exchange’s decision to block or remove traders quoting USDT to naira exchange rates exceeding
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