Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has doubled its valuation to $2 billion following an expansion of its Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital. The company did not disclose the size of the latest investment but said its annual…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that it may revoke permits awarded to investors under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) if they fail to demonstrate significant progress in utilising the sites. The Commission Chief Executive,…

U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States, has completed a live cross-border payment using its proprietary USBDC stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain.The pilot moved funds between U.S. Bank entities in North America and Europe, with USBDC issued…

Bitcoin (BTC) struggled below $80,000 on Wednesday as attention refocused on the Japanese yen.Key points:Bitcoin saw further macro headwinds as US-Iran strikes pushed Brent crude oil above $100 per barrel.The Japanese yen continued to trade around 153 per dollar, its…

[Update, Sept. 9, 1 p.m. UTC: Updates LAPTOP’s price performance and volume after its first hour of trading.]Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin fell 95.7% in its first hour of trading on Wednesday, as the son of former US President Joe Biden…

In an industry built on transparency and verifiability, newcomers might assume that crypto and blockchains leave very little room for mystery. They’d be completely wrong of course, because the murky world of digital assets is rife with underhanded dealings, unsolved…

BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal as its financial adviser on Wednesday, its self-imposed Sept. 9 deadline for an update, but did not publish the restructuring and business resumption roadmap it said it was developing.Alvarez & Marsal will work with BitMart’s…

With lawmakers in the US Senate set to consider legislation pushed by many in the cryptocurrency industry for regulatory clarity, there’s a limited window for the bill to become law, potentially delaying it into the next session of Congress with…

Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw shareholder backlash over stock dilution concerns. Multiple shareholders objected across social media to Metaplanet’s 10th Series executive option pool, which was designed as 20% of fully diluted shares and automatically…

Bitcoin (BTC) is breaking with typical bear-market behavior as a classic onchain metric puts in its longest bullish streak of 2026.Key points:Bitcoin’s SOPR metric has stayed above its breakeven point of 1 for three full weeks, its longest stint in…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has prioritised the supervision of terrorism financing as part of efforts to protect the country’s financial system from abuse by illicit actors. The apex bank disclosed this in a statement signed by its Acting…

Singaporean national Malone Lam pleaded guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy that US prosecutors say used social engineering and home break-ins to steal and launder more than $245 million in cryptocurrency.On Tuesday, the US Justice Department said that Lam…

President Bola Tinubu has challenged Nigerian banks to shift their focus from financing the government to providing affordable credit to businesses and productive sectors of the economy to drive investment, production and job creation. Mr Tinubu, who was represented by…

StablecoinX appointed former Franklin Templeton digital asset executive Christopher Jensen as CEO, putting him in charge of the largest corporate holder of Ethena’s ENA token.Jensen succeeds Ted Chen, who led StablecoinX through its public listing in June and will remain…

Nigeria’s largest educational publisher, Learn Africa Plc, has announced the resignation of Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, a Non-Executive Director, from its Board of Directors, effective 7 September. The publisher disclosed this in a regulatory filing signed by DCSL Corporate Services Limited, the…