Edo State is taking steps to establish its own airline, with plans to operate from Benin Airport, as part of efforts to improve regional connectivity, attract investment, and create jobs, an official has said. The plan was made public on…

Onchain derivatives platform Paradex refunded $650,000 to about 200 users after a maintenance-related software error triggered unintended liquidations across multiple markets.According to a Friday post-mortem shared on X by Paradex, the incident occurred during a planned 30-minute database upgrade on…

A local news outlet reported that a hacking group called the Shiny Hunters sent ransom demands to Waltio after seizing personal data from about 50,000 users.Authorities in France have started a preliminary investigation into a breach of cryptocurrency tax platform…

Bitcoin (BTC) may remain pinned below $100,000 for the first half of 2026 as the market lacks bullish catalysts amid macroeconomic uncertainties. Key takeaways:BTC price has a less than 10% chance of retaking $100,000 before Feb. 1, according to prediction markets.Traders…

Consumer goods manufacturer Unilever Nigeria Plc more than doubled its net profit for 2025 to N30.7 billion, its peak level ever, aided by a reasonable leap in revenue, according to its unaudited financial report released on Friday. The producer of…

The world’s biggest global wealth manager, UBS, is reportedly exploring a move to open crypto trading to its wealthiest clients. Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter, that the Swiss banking giant aims to let select private banking…

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed trapped below $90,000 at Friday’s Wall Street open as gold and silver approached historic milestones.Key points:Bitcoin fails to shift its sideways trading behavior while gold comes within 2% of $5,000 per ounce.Bullish BTC price outlooks become increasingly…

While geopolitical tensions and the Greenland standoff set the tone at Davos 2026, crypto resurfaced as a secondary but consequential theme.US President Donald Trump used a few minutes of his Davos speech to double down on his ambition to turn…

The National Power Grid collapsed once again, leaving parts of the country in darkness and disrupting electricity supply to millions of households and businesses. Checks by our correspondent revealed that electricity generation dropped sharply from over 4,500 megawatts to as…

Opinion by: Laura Wallendal, co-founder and CEO of AcreRestaking is often heralded as the next big thing in decentralized finance (DeFi) yields, but behind the hype lies a precarious balancing act. Validators are stacking responsibilities and slashing risks, incentives are…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) drop below $90,000 has pushed onchain profitability metrics into the negative territory, signaling BTC’s entry into a bear market, new research revealed.Data from TradingView showed that Bitcoin price action had established a new range on lower time frames,…

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero moved to quell speculation around the project’s future, saying the protocol is not shutting down following its acquisition by infrastructure provider Neynar.Farcaster is a decentralized social networking protocol that allows developers to build interoperable social apps…

Lawmakers in the US state of Kansas are considering a bill that would create a state-managed Bitcoin and digital assets reserve fund funded through unclaimed property rather than direct purchases of cryptocurrency.​Kansas Senate Bill 352, introduced by Senator Craig Bowser…

Binance submitted an application for authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in Greece as regulators warn of looming compliance deadlines.A Binance spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph on Friday that the exchange had filed for a MiCA license…

The federal government has announced the commencement of a multi-dimensional agricultural drive, tagged the “Back to the Farm” initiative, as part of broader efforts to address persistent food insecurity across the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Thursday…