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Crypto assets gather steam despite market jitters

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The adoption of crypto assets is surging in Africa. [iStockphoto]

Earlier this month, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of looting more than Sh120 billion from users on the firm's cryptocurrency exchanges in one of the biggest financial scandals in recent history.

The scandal came to light with the implosion of crypto-currency exchange FTX that filed for bankruptcy in November last year, sending shock-waves throughout the volatile sector.

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