The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized the forfeiture of over $400 million in cryptocurrency and other assets tied to Helix, an early Bitcoin-era darknet mixing service, according to a statement released Thursday. The assets were seized from Larry Harmon,…

US President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Bitcoin-friendly Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve when he announces his pick on Friday.Trump said on Thursday that he will be announcing his pick to replace the central…

Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group plans to focus on building more durable infrastructure throughout 2026 to spur greater adoption among companies and institutions.Circle chief product and technology officer Nikhil Chandhok said in a blog post on Thursday that the company…

Bitcoin’s price downtrend may not be as short-lived as many holders anticipate, says crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen.“Bitcoin’s likely going to keep bleeding against the stock market,” Cowen said in a video on Thursday, adding that strong expectations of a “massive…

Nigeria is positioning itself as a gateway to Africa’s $1tn commodities market, targeting $400 bn in opportunities across agriculture, energy, gold, and lithium through strategic partnerships between the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange and the United Arab Emirates. Speaking during…

Tokenization platform Securitize said its revenues are up over 840% to September 2025 in a new filing to go public that moves ahead with its plan to merge with a blank-check company backed by Cantor Fitzgerald.Securitize Holdings said in a…

Drug maker Fidson Healthcare posted a 61.1 per cent surge in net profit last year, compared to 2024, according to i unaudited financials released on Thursday, lifted by Nigeria’s fast-growing market for prescription drugs. Turnover for the pharmaceutical firm quickened…

Zichis Agro-Allied Industries Plc has reported a 122 per cent increase in revenue for the nine months ended 30 September 2025, according to its recently filed unaudited financial statements with the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The company’s revenue from contracts with…

Unclaimed Ethereum tokens from the infamous 2016 hack on The DAO will be redirected into a new security fund aimed at strengthening the network, says Ethereum advocate Griff Green.“There’s a lot of money just sitting in random contracts that were…

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Bybit saw the second-highest trading volumes among crypto exchanges last year, making a “slow but steady comeback” after suffering a $1.5 billion hack in February 2025, says CoinGecko.Bybit‘s trading volume reached $1.5 trillion in total during 2025, and its share…

The Federal Government may raise excise duties on alcohol, tobacco, and other so-called “sin goods” as part of sweeping tax and revenue reforms tied to a $750m World Bank financing programme, according to an official implementation report on the facility.…

Michael Selig, chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced that the agency would join the efforts of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Project Crypto.In remarks prepared for an SEC-CFTC discussion on harmonizing the agencies’ approach to digital…

After the Atijere community of Ondo State laid claim to Eba Island, two neighbouring towns in the Ogun Waterside Local Government of Ogun State, Ode-Omi and Makun Omi, have laid rival claims to the coastal location reportedly approved by the…

Digital asset infrastructure provider Talos raised a $45 million extension to its Series B funding round, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion.The extension included new strategic investors such as Robinhood Markets, Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage, alongside…