Topic: cryptocurrency
KRA plans real-time cryptocurrency monitoring to curb tax evasion in Kenya
Oct 17, 2024 at 09:10 AM
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to introduce a new tax system designed to monitor cryptocurrency transactions in real-time....
Kenya remains firm on WorldCoin suspension despite US pressure
Mar 22, 2024 at 09:36 AM
Kenya's government has dug in its heels regarding the suspension of WorldCoin, a cryptocurrency project, despite pressure from the United States to reinstate it....
Kenya considers crypto regulations to avoid risk of FATF greylist inclusion
Feb 19, 2024 at 01:31 PM
Kenya is poised to join the wave of nations regulating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, driven by concerns about money laundering and the potential for inclusion on the Financial Act...
DCI cautions Kenyans against 'make money sitting at home' crypto scam
Feb 08, 2024 at 02:30 PM
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) issued a public advisory regarding a widespread online cryptocurrency scam targeting Kenyans....
Kindiki, Owalo given one week to address Worldcoin data mining controversy
Aug 11, 2023 at 07:10 AM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki and his ICT counterpart Eliud Owalo have been handed a tight deadline of seven days to provide substantive answers on the cryptocurrency ...
Worldcoin app experiences technical challenges amid global surge in traffic
Aug 07, 2023 at 07:53 PM
Thousands of users of the Worldcoin cryptocurrency project were left frustrated on Monday when the platform's app went offline, preventing them from claiming their grants....
Worldcoin responds after suspension of its controversial iris registration in Kenya
Aug 03, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Worldcoin has sought to allay data security concerns raised by Kenya’s Ministry of Interior resulting to the suspension of its registration of Kenyans for the controversial World...
Govt to confiscate Felesta Nyamathira's Sh102 million sent by billionaire boyfriend
May 25, 2023 at 08:03 PM
The Kenyan government has been granted permission by the High Court to seize a significant love gift worth Sh102 million, sent to 23-year-old student Felesta Nyamathira Njoroge by ...
Worldcoin teams up with local firms to provide access to global digital economy
Apr 04, 2023 at 12:20 PM
More than 360,000 Kenyans have already signed up for Worldcoin....
Beleaguered global crypto giant FTX collapses, files for bankruptcy in the US
Nov 14, 2022 at 11:29 AM
The 30-year-old’s revered FTX empire, which was the world's second largest crypto exchange, came tumbling down in a week sending shockwaves to the already trouble sector....
Two-thirds of millennials prefer Bitcoin to gold as safe-haven asset - survey
Dec 04, 2020 at 09:36 AM
Two-thirds of millennials prefer Bitcoin to gold - survey...