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Nigeria Court Freezes $38M of Crypto Allegedly Sent to Support Protests in the Country: Reports

[Aug 16 12:23 PM] Nigerian authorities have traced $50 million of cryptocurrency sent to support recent protests, local media reported.

Dozens Killed in Riots as Kenya Revolts Against Tax Hikes, Calls for Presidential Resignation

[Jun 28 9:18 PM] Dozens of citizens were killed in Kenya as a result of riots seeking to protest the possible signing of a bill that would approve tax hikes on daily services and items, such as internet and fuel, in a plan to raise an additional $2.7 billion in…

An Adderall Shortage and No Vegan Meals — Former FTX Boss Struggles With Jail Life

[Aug 23, 2023 8:30 AM] After Sam Bankman-Fried, once the head of FTX, petitioned the court for a five-day-a-week release from incarceration, the overseeing judge swiftly denied the plea. On Tuesday, Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in response to the most recent charges…

Huobi Layoffs Spark Controversy and Speculation, Justin Sun Claims Everything Is Fine

[Jan 6, 2023 1:30 PM] The cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is laying off 20% of its employees, according to multiple reports over the past two days. However, Huobi’s advisor Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, told the South China Morning Post that the layoff reports…

Bank Holdups and Protests Continue to Rise in Lebanon as Depositors Demand Their Own Savings

[Dec 19, 2022 5:30 PM] On Dec. 17, reports detail that residents in Lebanon have been staging sit-ins and protests at banks in order to access their own savings accounts. Since the economic collapse in 2019, Lebanon’s banks froze Lebanese bank accounts, and a…

Amid Civil Unrest in China, Gold and Silver Prices Hold Steady — Equity, Crypto Markets Flounder

[Nov 28, 2022 3:00 PM] Reports on Monday detail that the zero-Covid policy protests in China have lowered market sentiment as U.S. equity markets show the top four Wall Street indexes are struggling. The global crypto market cap is down 3.5% and getting awfully close to…