A winter storm threatening to pelt most of the southern US with ice and heavy snow this weekend could see Bitcoin miners curtail their operations until the front has passed.American weather forecasting company AccuWeather reported on Thursday that a “massive…

Crypto adoption is growing at different rates around the world, with some regions advancing much faster than others, says accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).“While crypto networks are borderless, adoption is not,” PwC said in its Global Crypto Regulation Report 2026. “Payments,…

The Justice Department will drop its case against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea manager who successfully appealed a wire fraud and money laundering conviction.US prosecutors will not retry their insider trading case against a former manager at nonfungible token platform…

Nigeria’s banking sector is undergoing a defining transformation as the central bank’s recapitalisation drive strengthens resilience, deepens confidence and positions lenders to support sustainable economic growth, JUSTICE OKAMGBA reports The Central Bank of Nigeria, led by its Governor, Olayemi Cardoso,…

Capital One acquired Brex, potentially gaining stablecoin capabilities just months after the fintech launched support for the tokens.Major US bank Capital One has struck a $5.15 billion deal to buy the fintech Brex and is set to acquire the company’s…

One of the leading downstream oil and gas companies in Nigeria, Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, has launched its flagship fully synthetic lubricant, PIBREUM SN-9000 5W-30, as part of efforts to deepen its presence in Nigeria’s lubricants market and offer…

Network activity on the Ethereum mainnet has now surpassed that on layer-2 scaling blockchains as gas fees remain low, though it may not all be organic users.Token Terminal said on Thursday that there has been a “return to mainnet,” with…

Nigeria recorded a 51 per cent decline in digital payment fraud losses in 2025, reflecting the impact of improved identity management, enhanced transaction data standards, and stronger collaboration across the financial system, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. This…

Bitcoin backers have minimized claims that fears around quantum computing being a threat to the cryptocurrency sooner than expected are dragging on its price. Glassnode lead analyst James Check said in an X post on Thursday that linking Bitcoin’s price…

Falcon Corporation Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading indigenous gas companies, has celebrated the retirement of its co-founder and pioneer managing director, Professor Joseph Ezigbo, marking the end of 31 years of service to the company and the nation’s gas industry.…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin funding rates sit at 7%, showing bullish traders are still hesitant to increase leveraged positions.The spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.58 billion in outflows while gold hit record highs, signaling a shift toward safe assets.Bitcoin (BTC) has been pinned…

Seplat Energy has appointed Nigerian businessman and investor Tony Elumelu as a non-executive director, following a change in the company’s ownership structure. The company also announced Olivier de Langavant’s resignation from its board, effective 22 January. Mr de Langavant joined…

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria has stated that many regulatory activities and policy interventions within the maritime sector do not receive adequate media attention. In a statement over the weekend, the Registrar of CRFFN, Mr…

After a period of rapid expansion, the global stablecoin market has largely stalled, signaling a consolidation phase as new regulation, liquidity constraints and higher real-world yields weigh on new issuance, according to Jimmy Xue, co-founder of quantitative yield protocol Axis.In…

The federal government has held talks with senior executives of Shell on ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s energy sector, investment opportunities, and the country’s long-term energy transition agenda. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this…