In this week’s Africa news highlights, the Nigerian central bank blames speculators for causing the local currency’s plunge to a new all-time low on the parallel market. In Kenya, the central bank has told financial institutions to cease having dealings with two Nigerian fintechs, Flutterwave and Chipper Cash. The CentralContinue Reading

The National Power Administration of Paraguay has proposed to set a special mining fee for cryptocurrency mining operations in a decree project directed to the national economic team. Due to the immense losses the organization has faced, it has stopped supplying energy to some mining operations that were evading theContinue Reading

It’s important for Bitcoiners to plan for the unexpected and protect the future of their assets. This is an opinion editorial by Prasad Prabhakaran, COO and cofounder of HexaWallet. Over time, an estimated 4 million bitcoin have been lost and are now in inaccessible wallets. It is unknown how manyContinue Reading

Pepe and Bitcoin both represent systems of value forged in stark opposition to the one surrounding them. This article originally appeared in Bitcoin Magazine’s ”Continue Reading

Supreme Court precedent shows that New York’s moratorium on proof-of-work mining violates Bitcoin miners’ First Amendment rights. This is an opinion editorial by Aaron Daniel, an appellate attorney and author of The Bitcoin Brief legal research newsletter. Introduction New York’s legislative assembly passed” Under strict scrutiny, the government bears theContinue Reading

Microstrategy (MSTR) has “outperformed every asset class and big tech stock” since the company adopted a bitcoin strategy and started accumulating the cryptocurrency in its corporate treasury, says CEO Michael Saylor. The pro-bitcoin executive will be stepping down as the CEO of Microstrategy and take the role of the company’sContinue Reading

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is gearing up to implement stricter oversight in regards to crypto-related transactions. The agency is now looking to hire suppliers of trading data, as monitoring major participants in the market falls under its responsibilities. ESMA Launches Public Procurement for Providers of Crypto TradingContinue Reading