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Nigeria lifts crypto ban, Do Kwon’s extradition canceled, 3AC assets frozen | Weekly Recap

In today’s weekly recap, the focus is on the proliferation of global regulatory efforts, with Nigeria finally lifting its ban on crypto currency transactions. Post-implosion developments surfaced, involving Do Kwon, 3AC and Sam Bankman-Fried.  Do Kwon extradition overturned Recall that the Podgorica High Court approved the extradition of Terra founder Do Kwon to either South Korea or the United States. Subsequent reports suggested that the U.S. might be the favorite to receive the former fugitive. While both countries vied to secure custody of Do Kwon, reports from this week confirmed that the Montenegro Court of Appeal had overturned the earlier extradition approval. The court cited violations of criminal procedures. Court freezes assets belonging to 3AC Hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) saw a court in the British Virgin Islands freeze over $1 billion in assets belonging to the imploded hedge fund. As a result of this asset freeze, executives at 3AC — including ...

Bitcoin gaming enters Africa with local crypto exchange partnership

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The Bitcoin gaming economy gets a boost from Zebedee’s expansion into Africa, complementing its Brazil and Philippines operations. Gamers in Africa can now send and receive small amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) while playing classic titles like Counter-Strike. Zebedee, a fintech and payments processor targeting the gaming space, has partnered with crypto exchange platform Bitnob to offer payments and gaming reward options in Africa using the Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) . Within the partnership , African users can earn Bitcoin through Zebedee-powered apps and games. Zebedee’s offering serves as a second layer in games that allows developers to replace vague in-game points rewards with satoshis, the smallest denomination of Bitcoin. Through the partnership with Bitnob, these, in turn, can be converted to a local currency like the Nigerian nairas. Related: Polygon becomes second-largest gaming blockchain after user activity surges in March Zebedee’s chief strategy officer Ben Cousens expla...