Memecoin launchpad Pump.fun is spinning up a new investment arm aimed at backing promising startups, in its first significant pivot away from its memecoin roots. Pump.fun said on Monday it was launching Pump Fund alongside a $3 million hackathon, which…

Humanitarian aid cuts are pushing Nigeria deeper into a hunger emergency, with food assistance plummeting from 1.3 million people reached during the 2025 lean season to just 72,000 expected to be assisted in February, the UN World Food Programme has…

Data shows Ethereum layer 2 MegaETH hit network speeds of up to 47,000 transactions per second in testing as the project prepares for a stress test ahead of its mainnet launch.  In an X post on Monday, MegaETH said it will…

Nigeria’s economy is exhibiting early signs of stabilisation, with the Central Bank of Nigeria projecting stronger growth and easing inflation for 2026. The apex bank forecasts GDP growth of 4.49 per cent, average inflation of 12.94 per cent, and external…

Vocal critics within the Trove Markets community on X are in uproar again after the team announced it will keep most of the investor funds it had raised to build on Hyperliquid and instead use them to build on Solana. Trove…

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Sugar Development Council, Mr Kamar Bakrin, tells OKECHUKWU NNODIM and other select journalists how greenfield sugar projects are driving increased output, investment, and Nigeria’s quest for self-sufficiency Greenfield sugar projects…

Key points:Bitcoin may remain under pressure as the US-EU trade war may create a risk-off environment in the short term.Most major altcoins have turned down from their overhead resistance levels, signaling that the bears remain in command.Bitcoin’s (BTC) pullback is…

The International Monetary Fund has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow by 4.4 per cent in 2026, based on improving macroeconomic conditions. The projection, which is an improvement from the 4.2 per cent in 2025, was contained in the IMF’s…

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a sharp pullback during the Asian market open, shaking out leveraged positions without breaking its market structure. While sentiment cooled rapidly, onchain and derivatives data suggest that the move resembles a structural reset rather than a deeper…

One year ago Tuesday, Gary Gensler resigned as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amid the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Many in the crypto industry had heavily criticized the former SEC chair for his approach to digital…

Key takeaways:The BTC futures premium held near 5%, showing leverage demand was not impacted after the failed $98,000 breakout attempt.Bitcoin ETFs saw $395 million outflows as gold hit new records, weakening hedge appeal and pushing traders to price downside risk.Bitcoin…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, said it intercepted four live pangolins during a targeted patrol at Alapa Creek, Ajilete community, in Ogun State. Announcing this in a statement on Monday, the command’s Public Relations Officer,…

Injective’s protocol community approved a major tokenomics overhaul on Monday, passing a governance proposal with 99.89% support based on staked voting power.Injective is a layer-1 blockchain focused on decentralized finance applications, with INJ (INJ) serving as its native token for…

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc has announced a power outage across parts of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, following a fault on one of its major power transformers. In a notice issued on Monday and made available to PUNCH Online,…

The partnership builds upon previous work Bermuda’s government has done to attract crypto companies, including bypassing a comprehensive regulatory framework in 2018.The government of Bermuda is planning to create a “fully onchain” national economy using digital asset infrastructure provided through…