11-14-2024 
South Africa
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2 September, 2021
South African man loses $1M BTC fortune after losing private keys
The man mined the BTC a decade ago when it was still just worth cents, accumulating 20 BTC, but since...
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25 August, 2021
Monero’s Riccardo Spagni denied bail in fraud case
Spagni has not been convicted of anything yet, but he stands accused of defrauding his former employer, Cape Cookies, out...
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10 August, 2021
Mirror Trading International: US enforcement agencies join probe into South Africa scam
The FBI is reported to be teaming up with liquidators managing the assets of Mirror Trading International, acting on behalf...
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3 August, 2021
Monero lead maintainer arrested in US over alleged fraud in South Africa
Riccardo Paolo Spagni, better known as Fluffypony, is alleged to have committed corporate fraud while working for a South African...
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15 July, 2021
Africypt BTC scam: South Africa regulators, banks and exchanges play blame game
Africrypt was a digital currency investment company targeting the rich and celebrities, until founders Raees and Ameer Cajee claimed earlier...
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7 July, 2021
8,000 BTC from South Africa’s Mirror Trading International scam recovered: report
Mirror Trading International grabbed headlines after it allegedly scammed 280,000 investors by posing as a multi-level marketing scheme, promising get-rich-quick...
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1 July, 2021
South African regulator to declare digital currencies as financial products after $3.8B scam
The Financial Services Conduct Authority is seeking to categorize digital currencies as a financial product, giving it jurisdiction over the...
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29 June, 2021
Founders of alleged scam Africrypt deny involvement in $3.8B ‘hack’
Africrypt targeted high-net worth individuals and celebrities, promising them ludicrous returns, according to reports in South Africa.
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25 June, 2021
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 49: China intensifies crackdown as US ‘hubs’ to the rescue, and Centbee Minit Money joins sandbox
In the wake of testing its central bank backed digital currency in different cities, China intensifies crackdown on block reward...
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25 June, 2021
South African bank bans purchases on Binance over non-compliance claims
Absa Bank has reportedly barred its clients from purchasing digital currencies on Binance, telling its clients that the exchange was...
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23 June, 2021
South Africa BTC scam Africrypt makes off with $3.8B, asks victims not to report
South African investors are still in shock after a digital currency scam reportedly made off with R54 billion ($3.8 billion)...
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22 June, 2021
Centbee’s Minit Money joins regulatory sandbox in South Africa
The project was announced for inclusion in the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group regulatory sandbox earlier this week, enabling easier testing...
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