Dogecoin surged by nearly 75% on Saturday after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, its biggest daily gain since April 2021, as it rallied 150% since October 25 (Yashu Gola/Cointelegraph)

Ana Paula Pereira / Cointelegraph:
IMF calls for more crypto regulation in Africa, says 25% of countries in sub-Saharan Africa have regulated crypto and two-thirds have imposed some restrictions  —  FTX’s collapse is one of the reasons why countries in the region should adopt regulation, noted the monetary fund.  —  120 Total views

Savannah Fortis / Cointelegraph:
Changpeng Zhao says the National Bank of Kazakhstan plans to integrate its CBDC on the BNB Chain; Kazakhstan gave Binance a license to operate on October 6  —  Officials in Kazakhstan continue their close relationship with Binance, as the National Bank plans to integrate its CBDC on the BNB Chain.

Helen Partz / Cointelegraph:
Hours after announcing an emergency deal with Binance, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried deletes a Twitter thread saying the exchange and assets were “fine”  —  Sam Bankman-Fried has deleted a Twitter thread where he tried to assure customers that FTX and the assets on the platform were “fine.”

Brian Quarmby / Cointelegraph:
The US SEC says it is preparing charges against SBF to be filed in court on December 13, separate from the ones leading to his recent arrest in The Bahamas  —  SBF has finally been slapped with criminal charges and will be extradited to the U.S., once there, he will have to face separate charges from the SEC.

Becky Peterson / The Information:
Report: Twitter files paperwork with the US Treasury to process payments; source: Twitter is working on a product that accepts cryptocurrencies, including DOGE  —  Twitter is taking steps to launch a payment processing product that could put it into competition with PayPal.

Mark Scott / Politico:
How the North Atlantic Fellas Organization, or NAFO, a group of national security experts and ordinary Twitter users, is using memes to fight Russian propaganda  —  Ivana Stradner opened her iPhone and typed a simple call-to-arms: Unleash the hounds.  —  A Washington think-tanker and an expert …