The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the world’s largest financial derivatives exchange, halted trading for about 10 hours from Thursday into Friday, causing an outcry from traders before service was restored.Trading halted due to a “cooling issue” at the CyrusOne data…

Members of the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria have asked the Federal Government to withdraw the proposed amendment to the Customs, Excise and Tariff Bill, warning that it could undermine President Bola Tinubu’s fiscal reform agenda and further fracture Nigeria’s…

The blockchain ecosystem is home to several highly successful smart contract protocols, which makes the arrival of newcomers highly competitive.Canton Network is one of the newest ‘next generation layer one’ to vie for users and capital from incumbents like Ethereum…

The Federation has racked up a staggering N17.5tn as debt owed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for pipeline protection and energy security operations the oil giant undertook on behalf of the nation in the financial year ended 2024.…

The crypto market’s most turbulent period of 2025 resulted in a drawdown that erased more than $1.2 trillion in value and sent Bitcoin (BTC) plunging from its brief $120,000 peak to the $80,000 range.For many investors, the speed and severity…

The Dangote Group has announced a wave of major technical partnerships aimed at propelling a sweeping expansion of its fertiliser operations in Nigeria and supporting the development of a new multi-billion-dollar fertiliser plant in Ethiopia. A statement issued by the…

Uzbekistan is moving to bring stablecoins into its formal payment system, starting with a tightly controlled development sandbox, according to local media.According to a Friday report by local news outlet Kun, Uzbekistan’s new stablecoin regulatory framework will come into force…

The management of the Truck Transit Park Limited said the company invested between N3.8 to N4.2bn in setting up the electronic call-up system between 2021 till date. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TTP, Mr Jama Onwubuariri, stated this on…

Thirteen years ago today, Bitcoin experienced its first halving event, reducing the miner block reward from the original 50 BTC to 25 BTC.Now, with Bitcoin (BTC) having completed four halving events and block rewards standing at just 3.125 BTC, the…

The Central Securities Clearing System Plc has officially implemented the T+2 settlement cycle in the Nigerian capital market, effective today, Friday, 28 November 2025. A statement from the CSCS indicated that this transition from the long-standing T+3 cycle marks a…

Tether, issuer of USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin, has halted Bitcoin mining operations in Uruguay because of rising energy costs.“We can confirm that we have paused operations in Uruguay,” a Tether spokesperson told Cointelegraph on Friday, adding that the company…

Renowned Nigerian beauty entrepreneur and founder of Chiniella Beauty and Varda Beauty, Chineye Otabil, delivered a highly engaging masterclass at the 2025 Aegis Global Women’s Retreat at The Tawny, United Kingdom. A statement by Chiniella Beauty and Varda Beauty said…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) relief rally to $91,000 appears to be cooling, but analysts say the short-term trend for BTC “remains up.” Key takeaways:Bitcoin must next take out immediate resistance between $92,000 and $95,000.Spot volume and trading activity must recover to lift BTC…

The President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, Mrs Uto Ukpanah, has appealed to members and friends of the council to support the completion of the institute’s National Secretariat project…

Blockchain gaming company Wemade is pushing for a Korean won-based stablecoin ecosystem, forming a Global Alliance for KRW Stablecoins (GAKS) with Chainalysis, CertiK and SentBe as founding partners. Wemade announced that the alliance will support StableNet, a dedicated mainnet for Korean…