Turkey is set to pilot a digital currency in the second half of 2021. On Friday, central bank chief Naci Ağbal revealed the plans to Parliament. As reported in the Turkish media, Ağbal said, "There is an R&D project started on digital money. Currently, the conceptual phase of this project is completed. We aim to start pilot…

Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading volume in Nigeria continues to soar as Africa’s largest economy remains a front runner of crypto adoption. Chainalysis has reported booming cryptocurrency adoption in Africa as the continent ranked second to the United States of America in peer to peer trading. According to one survey, Nigeria has the highest percentage of cryptocurrency users…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced, on Thursday, that its dark web strategy lacks clarity and would benefit from improvement. In a report released by The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), it was concluded that the FBI didn’t adopt a cohesive strategy to investigate the dark web. This has led to operational units…

Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, has launched a new blockchain project called Efforce. Efforce, a blockchain-based energy efficiency crowdfunding platform, enables contributors to support energy efficiency projects by investing in tokenized future savings. This platform will be the first blockchain-based energy-saving platform with access to small and large investors across national borders. Through the platform, Energy Service Companies…