Africa crypto news: A High Court in Gauteng, South Africa, rules that crypto is free from exchange controls. Kenya will host a crypto conference in June. Blockchain.com is setting up an office in Nigeria. South African crypto holders got a major reprieve after the High Court said tokens, including some of the best cryptos to … Read more
Africa crypto news: Court in Kenya orders Worldcoin to delete biometric data, CBEX reboots amid scam fears, Nigerian fintech joins Zone blockchain for faster payments. The Worldcoin project faces legal challenges in Kenya after a court ordered the deletion of collected user biometric data. Meanwhile, the controversial crypto exchange CBEX is attempting a reboot, drawing … Read more
A federal court in Texas just clipped the wings of the U.S. Treasury. The court found that OFAC overstepped its authority when it sanctioned Tornado Cash ($TORN), the privacy protocol built on Ethereum. For DeFi advocates and open-source developers, it’s more than a legal win—it’s a shot across the bow of federal overreach. 99Bitcoins reached … Read more
The United States Attorney’s Office in Ohio is looking to forfeit millions in seized crypto from a scam operation and return it to victims who were tricked into fake investments. According to a recent statement, authorities have asked the court to officially seize roughly $8.2 million USDT held in three cryptocurrency wallets. The assets in … Read more