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Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen wunderkind of cryptocurrency
Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen wunderkind of cryptocurrency
by  AFP

He was the face of cryptocurrency, and a young one at that -- a media darling seemingly destined to unite the sector. The young man known as SBF would charm US lawmakers with his straight talk and vision of crypto's future, including an extensive regulatory regime -- a position at odds with many in the sector.

'They put a price on everything': extortion hits Mexican economy
'They put a price on everything': extortion hits Mexican economy
by  AFP

Plots of land lie empty among lime and banana plantations in one of Mexico's most violent regions -- abandoned by their owners due to widespread extortion squeezing Latin America's second-largest economy. Despite the risks, the farmer said that he had no intention to leave his land.

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