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Kenyan Businessman Accused of Defrauding Investors of More Than $140 Million
Businessman and owner of a Kenyan football club, Ricardo Badoer, has been accused of fleecing more than $140 million from investors via his Aidos Kuneen cryptocurrency. Threats Against Investors According to a local report, Kenyan businessman Ricardo Badoer is being accused of defrauding investors via his Aidos Kuneen cryptocurrency of more than $140 million. The allegations against Badoer — the owner of Wazito FC, a football club...
Survey Shows Millennial Millionaires Plan to Buy More Crypto Next Year Despite Price Volatility
While the cryptocurrency economy has seen significant losses across the board — losing billions during the last two weeks — a recent CNBC millionaire survey indicates that millennial millionaires have a lot of crypto. Furthermore, millennial millionaires plan to add more digital assets to their portfolios in 2022. 83% of Millennial Millionaires Own Cryptocurrency, According to Recent CNBC Millionaire Survey CNBC recently conducted a...
Binance Developing Crypto Exchange in Indonesia
Binance has formed a joint venture with a consortium led by Telkom Indonesia’s $830-million venture capital arm. Binance aims “to expand the blockchain ecosystem in Indonesia with the development of a new Indonesian-based digital asset exchange.” Binance Building Cryptocurrency Exchange in Indonesia Blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binance announced Wednesday that it has established a joint venture with a...
IMF Chief Economist Says ‘Regulation Is Absolutely Important’ for Crypto Sector
The chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that regulation is “absolutely important” for the crypto sector. She added that banning cryptocurrencies, like what India could be considering doing, would pose practical challenges given their decentralized nature. IMF’s Chief Economist on Cryptocurrency and Its Regulation International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath reportedly discussed...
