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South Korea seeks extradition of Luna cryptocurrency founder

South Korea has announced that it will seek the extradition of fugitive crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon following the arrest of the founder of Terraform in Montenegro and an outright denial by the US of fraud charges. This was reported by the prosecutor’s office on Friday to the news agency AFP. Kwon, who goes by the name Kwon Do-hyun, has been accused of a scam that rocked the global…
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Flutterwave denies that N2.9B was stolen by hackers.

African fintech unicorn Flutterwave has denied losing the sum of  ₦2,949,557,867 to hackers. It was earlier reported on Sunday that hackers stole the sum of ₦2,949,557,867, from the accounts of the company and over 300 customers were affected by the fraudulent…
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Meta promises continued investment even after the departure of high-ranking officials.

MEta, the parent company of social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has said it will continue to invest in its platforms to encourage growth. In a statement by the tech company on Monday, it announced the exit of its Chief Business Officer, Marne Levine. Meta said, “We are proud that we have more people than ever using our platforms, and our investments in our business products…
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Fear as Binance Suspends USD Deposits and Withdrawals.

Crypto exchange, Binance has announced that it will temporarily suspend USD deposits and withdrawals on February 8th because of an administrative issue. A Binance spokeswoman told WatcherGuru that affected clients would be notified individually and that the suspension…
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5 Google Bard Features You Should Know.

Technology company, Google has said it is planning to release its own conversational Artificial Intelligence service called Bard. The conversational AI service is strengthened by Language Model for Dialogue Applications which seeks to provide better services for users and…
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The first female winner took part in the InterswitchSPAK competition.

Orevaoghene Whiskey of Top Faith International School, Akwa Ibom State, has been crowned the best STEM student in Nigeria, following the conclusion of the fourth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition, a CSR initiative of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch. Whiskey, 16, won the grand prize of N7.5 million in scholarship, among…
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Telecom operators are rolling out 5G in Lagos, Kano and other cities.

Mafab Communications announced that its 5G network is now operational in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Enugu, Port Harcourt and Kaduna. This became known during the launch of 5G in Lagos on Thursday. According to the company, it aired in these cities but has yet to be released to the general public. The company also announced the rollout of 5G using existing infrastructure. The launch of Mafab 5G in Lagos…
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