Another Intel Chip Flaw Puts a Slew of Gadgets at Risk
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to the CPU to bypass the security measures protecting some of its most sensitive data. Powered by...
Creditors of Collapsed South African Crypto Firm Vote to Accept Offer to Resuscitate the Company
Creditors of a South African crypto trading firm, Africrypt, have agreed to a proposal recently tabled by an unnamed investor who is seeking to resuscitate the collapsed company. Africrypt’s Intellectual Property In addition to paying $4 million — which will be used to pay off some of the crypto firm’s debts — the investor is also willing to part with $1 million which will go towards the acquisition of 51% of Africrypt’s shares and...
Nigeria Central Bank Governor: Cryptocurrency Is a Product ‘Embedded in High Level of Illegality’
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has claimed that a majority of cryptocurrency transactions are embedded in illegality. He also asserts that there is no room for cryptocurrency in the Nigerian banking space. Pushback Against Endsars Protest Claims In his latest anti-cryptocurrency salvo that was published by the Punch, Emefiele however appeared to push back against the claims the CBN had abruptly decided to...
Blockchain-Based Social Network Viblos to Launch Beta Version in March 2022
PRESS RELEASE. In today’s day and age, social networks play an immense part in people’s lives. However, some privacy issues and other concerns have surfaced and become problems that many centralized bodies have yet to address. Somewhat unexpectedly, the need for a decentralized network has emerged, leaving many to try and grab a piece of the pie. With the fierce battle for market dominance that’s about to take place, some projects are...
Russia’s Prosecutor General Wants Cryptocurrency Recognized as Property Under Criminal Law
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has proposed to define cryptocurrency as property in the country’s Criminal Code. Decentralized digital money has already been qualified as such in the provisions of several other laws although various aspects of cryptocurrencies remain unregulated. Prosecutors in Russia Draft Legislation Granting Cryptocurrency Property Status The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has...
