Nigerian authorities are investigating how a captured Binance executive fled Nigeria with a fake passport. This was reported by a local news medium. In other news reports, the Nigerian government has initiated criminal proceedings against the stock exchange for tax evasion. According to local media, the charges were filed today (Monday) at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Binance director Nadeem Anjarwalla and his colleague Tigran Gambaryan have been held in a guest house in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, for several weeks. However, Anjarwalla reportedly fled from detention on Friday, March 22, after being taken to a nearby mosque for prayers.
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci is optimistic about bitcoin demand in the coming years. In a new interview at the Bitcoin Investor Day conference in New York, Scaramucci says the large wealth transfer from baby boomers to the younger generation is bullish for bitcoin
According to the Wall Street veteran, it is mainly young investors who already “own a lot of bitcoin” while older people only have “a little bit” of bitcoin. He said that suggests demand for bitcoin will rise as new investors join the race.
The bitcoin price is breaking records, but there is still less hype than in 2021. This is evident from data from Google.
In the graph below you can see the graphs showing the interest on Google in the search terms bitcoin and crypto in the Netherlands. Despite the recent gains and high price points, we are not yet at the point of madness in 2021. At that time, the price was touching a price around $69,000 on the major crypto exchanges. The record price is now higher ($73,970). Searches via Google are a good indication of people’s interest in certain matters.
Source: https://bitcoinmagazine.nl/nieuws/gigantische-stijging-in-vraag-naar-bitcoin-de-komende-10-jaar
