Key Highlights: Bitcoin Hits $73,000 for the First Time Since June
Bitcoin's price hit $73,000 again, a significant attainment because it hasn’t reached this level in…
Nigeria is considering U.S. Diaspora Bond as CBN targets $1B monthly remittance
Nigeria is considering launching a "diaspora bond" in the U.S. next year to capture some…
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Nigerian equities market on bullish run as market cap hits N29B
The Nigerian stock market continued its bullish trend for the third consecutive trading day with…
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‘Uptober’, Tether’s USDT reaches $120B market capitalization
According to Tether's website, which tracks updates and performance of their stablecoin, the USDT, in…
Tesla still owns $780M in Bitcoin despite recent transfers: Arkham Data
On Oct. 15, Tesla moved a large amount of Bitcoin valued at $780M, which raised…
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Zanzibar creates blockchain sandbox to assist tech startups
Zanzibar has established a blockchain sandbox program called the National Blockchain Sandbox, which allows startups…
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South African bank restricts customers from sending funds to crypto exchanges
Capitec, a major South African retail bank, has decided to stop customers from making EFT…
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Nigeria receives nearly $100,000 from unlicensed crypto service providers
The Nigerian government received nearly $100,000 (about NGN160M) from two cryptocurrency companies: Paparaxy Global Ventures…
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BlackRock pitches BUIDL for derivatives collateral to crypto exchanges
BlackRock, a top Bitcoin ETF issuer, has made known its plan with Securitize to integrate…
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Tesla moves entire $765M Bitcoin holdings to unknown wallets
After being inactive since June 17, 2022. Tesla's Bitcoin Wallet records a sudden batch of…
New tax bills mandate finance workers to have tax id to operate bank accounts.
The federal government has proposed a new law that will require individuals in banking, insurance,…
Steward emerges the richest black billionaire in America at $11.4B
According to Forbes’ 2024 list of the wealthiest Americans, David Steward, founder and chairman of…
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Central Bank of Kenya Lowers Interest Rate to 12%
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reduced its interest rate by 0.75%, bringing it…
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ZachXBT exposes Murad Mahmudov’s alleged $24M memecoin wallets
Crypto sleuth ZachXBT claims he found nearly a dozen wallets, worth $24 million, belonging to…
National Bank of Bahrain launches its first Bitcoin investment fund.
The National Bank of Bahrain presented the launch of its very first Bitcoin investment fund…
NNPC Ends Exclusive Deal with Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has decided to bring to a halt its…
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Telegram to enable gift conversion to NFTs on TON Blockchain
Pavel Durov, Telegram CEO, hinted at a new feature that'd come up on the platform,…
Nigeria government begins Naira-for-crude sales with dangote refinery
Wale Edun, Minister of Finance, reveals that the government has officially started selling crude oil…
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Chainalysis Report: 43% of Sub-Saharan Africa Turns to Stablecoins for Remittance
Like an inverse proportion, Nigeria and Ethiopia are suffering a decrease in the value of…
Zimbabwe’s Gold-Backed ZiG Faces Continued Decline Following Currency Devaluation
The Central Bank of Zimbabwe allowed their gold-backed currency, ZiG, to lose about 43% of…