The Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Mr Ayo Sotinrin, has assured pensioners of the bank that he would ensure payment of their pension arrears. The MD expressed confidence that he would facilitate the payment under the Defined Pension…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is supporting the latest version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY) ahead of the US Senate’s markup of the crypto market structure bill on Thursday. “I don’t think it’s ever been in a stronger or…

Femi Otedola, the chair of the financial services group First HoldCo Plc, has purchased new shares valued at N43.4 billion in the banking group, according to a regulatory filing at the Nigerian Exchange on Wednesday. He acquired 549.5 million shares…

Monthly trading volume on the Polymarket prediction market fell by about 8.9% in April, the first decline in month-to-month activity since August as rivals like Kalshi increased their market share.Polymarket and its US-based trading application collectively generated more than $10.2…

Key takeaways:A successful Hyperliquid whale opened a $70 million short position, but data suggests this is a technical move.Rising oil prices and Fed liquidity injections could devalue US Treasuries, boosting Bitcoin as a scarce macro asset.Bitcoin below $80,000 as Hyperliquid…

Bitcoin (BTC) traders expected a quick move toward $90,000 after the upcoming CLARITY Act vote on Thursday, as improving market conditions and easing short-term sell pressure support an upside move.  Bitcoin market signals potential breakout above $80,000Bitcoin has traded around the…

Key points:Bitcoin has reached a crucial support, as a break below the $79,000 level may deepen the pullback.Several major altcoins are facing selling pressure, indicating that the bears remain in the game. Bitcoin (BTC) extended its pullback on Wednesday and slipped…

Fidelity International, a global asset manager with about $1 trillion in client assets, has launched a tokenized liquidity fund assessed by Moody’s Ratings.The new Fidelity USD Digital Liquidity Fund (FILQ) is issued on blockchain infrastructure linked to Chainlink and was…

President Bola Tinubu says the growing economic relationship between Nigeria and France must now translate into tangible development outcomes, as trade between both countries reached $4.7 billion in 2025. The president made the remarks while welcoming the outcome of the…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $80,000 into Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US inflation data continued to alarm.Key points:Bitcoin price action sees fresh downside pressure thanks to US PPI inflation reaching its highest since 2022.Odds of further financial tightening by the…

Meta Platforms has added ‘Incognito Chat’ features to WhatsApp to address privacy concerns during users’ sensitive conversations with Meta AI on the app. The company announced the update in a blog post on WhatsApp’s website on Wednesday, noting that even…

Cryptocurrency platform Paybis has received two licences from Latvia’s central bank, including one for crypto-asset services under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and another for payment institution operations under Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2).The licences were issued…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the International Data Centre Authority (IDCA) to accelerate Nigeria’s transition into a fully integrated digital economy through a large-scale national digital infrastructure programme. NITDA announced the…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is reportedly facing a parliamentary standards inquiry over whether he failed to declare a 5 million pound ($6.7 million) gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.The UK Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has opened an inquiry into whether…

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet reported first-quarter operating income Wednesday of 2.27 billion Japanese yen (roughly $14.38 million) on net sales of about $19.5 million, implying an operating margin of 73.6% as surging Bitcoin option income more than tripled revenue from a year…