125. Mic Drop: The problem with the Nigerian economy has nothing to do with crypto

4/26/2024

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Before Nigerian authorities detained two mid-level Binance executives back in February, they were telling anyone who would listen that the cryptocurrency platform was manipulating the value of its currency, the naira. It turns out the more likely culprit is more than a decade of economic mismanagement. We explain.

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125. Mic Drop: The problem with the Nigerian economy has nothing to do with crypto
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Before Nigerian authorities detained two mid-level Binance executives back in February, they were telling anyone who would listen that the cryptocurrency platform was manipulating the value of its currency, the naira. It turns out the more likely culprit is more than a decade of economic mismanagement. We explain.
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125. Mic Drop: The problem with the Nigerian economy has nothing to do with crypto

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129. LockbitSupp tells us: UK and US have got the wrong guy

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125. Mic Drop: The problem with the Nigerian economy has nothing to do with crypto

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122. The UK-US unmasked a giant Chinese cyber operation but forgot one thing: to tell many of its victims

121. Mic Drop: A unusual peek inside a North Korean malware lab

120. North Korea’s ScarCruft gang is behind some very crafty phishin’ campaigns