Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried failed to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence tied to the collapse of FTX after a three-judge appeals panel rejected his bid for relief.The unanimous ruling by the 2nd US Circuit Court of…

SpaceX’s IPO is already spilling into crypto markets, where one whale has opened a $22.3 million leveraged long on SPCX, a synthetic pre-IPO perpetual contract tied to Elon Musk’s aerospace company.Key takeaways:The whale is already sitting on more than $1.15…

Metaplanet announced on Friday that it has agreed to acquire Siiibo Securities in a 2.1 billion yen ($13.1 million) deal to form a securities arm. The Tokyo-listed Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company said it entered into a share transfer agreement to…

The UK has launched a £15 million initiative, aimed at attracting private investment, supporting economic reforms and speeding up Nigeria’s long-term economic transformation. The initiative was announced during a recent visit by the UK Minister for Africa and International Development,…

Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a cryptocurrency regulatory bill for the third time, which sought to implement Europe’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) in the country.Nawrocki said Thursday he supports regulating the cryptocurrency market but argued that the government…

Nigeria’s postal revenue surged by 166.8 per cent to N8.1 billion in 2025 from N3.1 billion a year ago, official data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday showed as the country’s postal network handled more than…

A Swiss investor said KuCoin has yet to pay a Seychelles Supreme Court award of more than $2 million after the exchange declared his tokens “abandoned.”In a Dec. 11, 2025, ruling, the Supreme Court of Seychelles declared that Didier Rabl…

Binance’s SpaceX tokenized IPO campaign attracted over $557 million in USDC deposits from about 27,689 wallet addresses ahead of the company’s highly anticipated public listing.Wallets contributing up to $20,000 accounted for more than 81% of participating addresses but only 18.39%…

President Bola Tinubu said Nigeria’s non-oil exports grew by 21 per cent last year, while more than 1,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been certified for export as part of efforts to diversify the economy away from oil and…

Bitcoin (BTC) miners are back under pressure as data hints that a new buying opportunity is now here.Key points:Bitcoin miners are in the “capitulation” phase of the current bear market, data suggests.A trader argues that there is no “clearer sign”…

The Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) has withdrawn its services from Max Air over alleged unpaid debts estimated at about N1 billion, disrupting the airline’s domestic flight operations across the country on Thursday. The action triggered widespread operational…

TRM Labs warned that crypto scammers are targeting FIFA World Cup fans through fake ticketing sites, fixed-match betting schemes and event-themed crypto promotions. The blockchain intelligence company said it identified several World Cup-related scam operations, including two fake-ticketing sites and one…

Nigeria’s biggest lender, Access Holdings, is stepping up efforts to meet the regulatory conditions for the resumption of dividend payment, after pausing cash rewards to shareholders for the 2025 financial year, its chairman said on Wednesday. The financial institution’s inability to declare…

The Avalanche Treasury Company saw a rocky start as it debuted on Nasdaq under the ticker AVAT on Thursday, with shares dropping 16% by the end of the day. The new company gained access to the Nasdaq after merging with…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has agreed on a five-year partnership with the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission to accelerate digital skills development and strengthen local innovation hubs in South-western Nigeria. NITDA said in a statement on Thursday that it…