{
  "id": 15405050,
  "title": "Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/crypto-exchanges-binance-coinbase-join-west-africa-scam-sweep-that",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/crypto-exchanges-binance-coinbase-join-west-africa-scam-sweep-that-flagged-usd11-million"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Private-sector partners flagged $11 million in funds that could be frozen, while officials reported cryptocurrency seizures without disclosing their value.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}