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Oluwaseun Adeyanju

Oluwaseun is Mariblock's lead editor. He has covered the financial markets for over a decade — with bylines at leading publications, including Forbes, Investopedia, The Street and several others.

Retraction: Clarification on Western Union and Ripple integration story

Retraction: Clarification on Western Union and Ripple integration story

Clarification: Our earlier report on Western Union-Ripple integration was inaccurate.

🟠 The African crypto moment of truth

🟠 The African crypto moment of truth

Patricia’s move prompts crypto credibility reflection. Is it time to take self-regulation seriously as a trust-building tool?

FTX 2.0: Patricia is tampering with user funds without permission

FTX 2.0: Patricia is tampering with user funds without permission

Patricia’s move to convert customer funds mirrors FTX’s 2022 troubles, underscoring the risks of relying on centralized exchanges.

Nigeria’s SEC declares Binance illegal, halts all crypto solicitations

Nigeria’s SEC declares Binance illegal, halts all crypto solicitations

The latest statement follows a Mariblock exclusive that detailed the events leading to the SEC’s June 9 circular.

Coinbase-backed Mara introduces an Ethereum layer-2, Optimism-forked, testnet

Coinbase-backed Mara introduces an Ethereum layer-2 testnet

The company had initially planned to launch a layer 1 blockchain last year. Instead, it’s now introducing an L2, dubbed Mara Chain, “in response to evolving blockchain industry trends.”

Honeycoin taps MoneyGram to expand crypto-to-fiat capabilities

Honeycoin taps MoneyGram to expand crypto-to-fiat capabilities

The partnership is aimed at facilitating cross-border transactions using both cryptocurrency and fiat currencies in multiple countries.

Bitmama’s fintech app Changera integrates MoneyGram Access

Bitmama’s fintech app Changera integrates MoneyGram Access

With the MoneyGram integration, Changera introduces a new on-ramping and off-ramping experience by allowing users to convert cash to crypto and vice versa.