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Texas has become the first US state to officially purchase and hold Bitcoin (BTC), acquiring $5 million worth of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and authorizing another $5 million for direct, self-custodied BTC. The move…
Asian markets struggled into the weekend on Friday following a bland lead from Wall Street as a mixed bag of US data did little to move the needle on expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.…
Social sentiment toward XRP has tanked into the “fear zone,” but the intelligence platform Santiment says a similar drop has led the token rallying.Santiment said on Thursday that its social data is showing that XRP (XRP) is seeing “the most…
The proceedings at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, were halted on Thursday after a dispute arose over who was properly authorised to represent Nestoil Limited and Neconde Energy Limited in a $1bn debt appeal. The appeal, filed by First…
Solana and Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Base have been bridged together using Chainlink’s technology in a move to increase liquidity between the two networks.Base said on Thursday that it launched a bridge connecting it to Solana secured by Chainlink’s Cross-Chain…
Google.org has provided $1m to the African Technology Forum to scale its flagship ATF AI Challenge and deepen Africa’s artificial intelligence talent pipeline across four countries. The 37-year-old institution announced the funding in a statement, stating that it would train…
SOL struggles to extend its gains as declining activity, falling leverage demand and competition from newly launched spot altcoin ETFs challenge Solana’s price rebound. Read the full article here
Furniture manufacturer Majeurs Holdings Limited has secured the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme Certification from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria. According to the company, the certification was presented to the company by the SON at a ceremony held at the Lagos…
Strategy (MSTR) won’t be forced to sell Bitcoin to stay afloat if its share price drops, and those who say otherwise are “just flat wrong,” says Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan.“There is nothing about MSTR’s price dropping below NAV…
Nigeria’s agricultural sector grew 3.79 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 due to improving investor confidence. Stakeholders maintain that the Federal Government must ensure timely policy implementation, fair market conditions and sustained investment to sustain the momentum, ARINZE…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a leveraged exchange-traded fund tied to the SUI token from 21Shares, allowing investors to gain amplified exposure to the Sui ecosystem as questions persist about the risks of leverage in crypto…
The Federal Government has asserted that Nigeria possesses the requisite capacity to drive economic transformation across all sectors, leveraging innovation, robust private-sector partnerships, and strategic regional integration. This declaration followed the successful conclusion of the 2025 Nigeria International Trade Fair in…
Ether (ETH) has outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of price action and exchange-traded fund (ETFs) flows this week, reinforcing the capital rotation narrative. Over the past two weeks, the spot ETH ETFs recorded $360 million in net inflows versus BTC’s…
The Ogun State Internal Revenue Service has announced the commencement of the second phase of its statewide enforcement exercise to recover outstanding tax liabilities, including Pay-As-You-Earn, Withholding Tax, Back Duty obligations and other taxes. According to a statement from the…
CNBC has entered a multi-year partnership with prediction market operator Kalshi to incorporate real-time forecasting data across its TV, digital and subscription platforms.According to Thursday’s announcement, Kalshi’s event probability data will be integrated into CNBC programming beginning in 2026, including…
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that the group will become the world’s largest producer of fertiliser by 2028. Dangote stated this while speaking at the Imo Economic Summit, organised by the Imo Government, in Owerri…
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