Month: June 2025

Experts Warn of Crypto’s Role in Terror Group Boko Haram’s Cross-Border Expansion

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Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram is increasingly relying on cryptocurrencies, mobile money, and other digital tools to fund its operations, transferring millions acquired through ransoms, looting, and extorted “zakat” donations. Observers call these digital financing methods a “blind spot” in the fight against terrorism. Nigeria’s robust and largely unregulated crypto market, driven by economic necessity, … Read more

Africa Unites in Currency Revolution: PAPSS Launches Dollar-Free Trade Platform

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The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System has officially launched a currency marketplace aimed at reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar for intra-African trade. No Hard Currency Involved The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) has launched the African Currency Marketplace, a major step toward reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar for intra-African trade settlements. This … Read more

Buterin: Zero-Knowledge Digital IDs Still Carry Coercion, Privacy Risks

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has raised concerns that digital identity systems using zero-knowledge proofs, such as Sam Altman’s World project, could weaken online pseudonymity while introducing new risks. Buterin Argues One-ID-Per-Person Systems Create New Vulnerabilities In a June 28 blog post, Buterin argued that even privacy-focused designs face fundamental challenges when enforcing a one-identity-per-person rule. … Read more

‘You’ll Wish You Bought More’ – Saylor’s Weekly Bitcoin Tease Signals Another Buy

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With 592,345 BTC now worth a staggering $64 billion, Strategy founder Michael Saylor teased yet another bitcoin buy early Sunday. As usual, Saylor followed his weekly ritual—posting a chart from a tracker that maps out Strategy’s growing stash. On the Brink of the S&P 500 – Strategy’s Bitcoin Bet Might Seal the Deal It looks … Read more

Lazarus Group Launders $1.95M in Stolen Ethereum via Tornado Cash

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Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has identified hackers tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group laundering $1.95 million worth of stolen crypto through the mixer Tornado Cash. North Korea’s Hackers Use Tornado Cash to Obfuscate the Trail of $1.95M Ethereum The theft originated from a May 16, 2025, attack where a victim lost $3.2 million from multiple Solana … Read more

The renaissance returns with decentralized AI

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Decentralized AI breaks open the gates of intelligence, with communities worldwide building, customizing and governing their own tools. DeAI dismantles centralized control and empowers communities to create and govern their own AI systems. Go to Source