Global
Global: SEC Officially Charges Sam Bankman-Fried With Defrauding FTX Investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially charged Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding FTX investors. A report from the SEC has stated ...
Global
Global: SEC of Thailand issues crypto custody provider rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand is working to better protect cryptocurrency investors by introducing new rules for crypto custody services. ...
Kenya
Kenya Copyright Board denies licence to MCSK
The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) denied an application by the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) to renew its licence to operate as a collective ...
Ghana
Ghana: NCA grants conditional approval for sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel
The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it has granted conditional approval for the transfer of 70 percent of government’s shares in Ghana Telecommunications ...
Global
Global: Japanese regulators want crypto treated like traditional banks
Financial regulators in Japan have urged global regulators to treat crypto the same way as they do banking, calling for tougher rules for ...
Global
Global: CMA announces completion of open banking roadmap
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced the completion of the open banking roadmap on the fifth anniversary of PSD2, which mandated ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu receives European virtual currency license
Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu was granted a virtual currency license for the European Economic Area after two years of waiting for permission from ...
Namibia
Namibia: Communications Regulatory Reminds Public to Register SIM Cards
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) announced that the mandatory registration of SIM cards commenced on 1 January in line with the ...
Ghana
Ghana: SSNIT increases monthly pension payment by 25%
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has increased the monthly pension payment ...
Global
Global: Crypto firms Genesis and Gemini charged by SEC with selling unregistered securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday (January 12, 2022) charged crypto firms Genesis and Gemini with allegedly selling unregistered securities in connection with ...