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In the words of Bolu Abiodun, it was definitely an NFT weekend. From the coffin guys to Baba Onilu, the non-fungible token market was on a spree. We — well, mostly Bolu — talked about how a “stale” meme was sold for over a million dollars and why we should probably dig up and mint some of our grandparents’ pictures.
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Lawsuits are flying across the tech space. The first involves a company called Meta suing Meta (formerly Facebook) for trademark violation. The company disclosed that it had been negotiating with Facebook over a peaceful settlement, but having failed to do so, they have resorted to a legal solution. eCommerce giant, Amazon is also suing Facebook group administrators for fake reviews, while Elon Musk vs Twitter has taken a new direction. But that's not all we discussed, as we talked about Russian banning crypto, Netflix's declining subscriber numbers, and Kenya's fascination with Nigerian fintechs. Timestamps 05:18 - Russia bans crypto 13:32 - Netflix's declining subscriber numbers 21:01 - Barrage of fraud charges in Kenya Useful links Vladimir Putin Bans Digital Payments in Russia Russia-Ukraine War: What $54m in crypto donations could mean for the global crypto market Netflix loses 970,000 subscribers, its largest quarterly loss ever Kenya’s grapple with cross-border fintech companies over money laundering could get messier To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africa Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. ...
