Florin Cioaba

Daniel Cioaba, who leads the Romanian charter of the International Romani Union and is also an evangelical Christian pastor, has launched a cryptocurrency that aims to become a popular tool of payment for Roma-owned businesses and individuals, Romanian media reported this week.

Dorin Cioaba, the self-proclaimed King of the Gypsies in Romania, says he is ready to take on the controverial tradition of marriages in the low teens.

The 43-year-old graduate in law has said that Roma should not get married until they are at least 16.