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JAPANMetaplanet’s executive stock pool sparks shareholder backlashJapanese 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,…
Bitcoin has all the factors in place to a seven-figure price over the next four years, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes.But he’s buying ETH right now, because he believes it could easily do a “3x to 5x pretty quickly.”On…
The State Security Services (SSS) and the Nigeria Police Force are investigating the circulation of a false message claiming that OPay would shut down its operations in Nigeria, the company said on Wednesday. The leading financial technology company disclosed this…
Full Sail, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol on the Sui blockchain, plans to shut down after a security incident involving oracle provider Switchboard resulted in user losses.Full Sail took to X on Tuesday to announce that the protocol is winding…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) recorded a decline in crude oil and condensate production in July, with output falling to 1.68 million barrels per day (mbpd) from 1.72 mbpd recorded in June. This was disclosed in the company’s…
Latest NewsPublishedSep 2, 2026Remixpoint sold $5.5 million in ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE, booking a $736,000 net gain as it narrowed its crypto strategy to focus on Bitcoin.Remixpoint, one of Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holders, sold all its altcoins, leaving…
Champion Breweries Plc has announced the assumption of office of Malolan Sampath as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 September. The company disclosed this in a statement signed by its Chairman, Imo-Abasi Jacob, on behalf of the…
Thailand is tightening oversight of crypto transfers, including transactions involving self-custodial wallets, as it moves to align with global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards.Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new Travel Rule regulations requiring digital asset operators to collect information…
Latest NewsPublishedSep 2, 2026Grayscale, a16z, and the CCI asked the SEC to preserve existing classification rules and avoid treating novel exchange-traded products as a single category, while proposing different routes to clearer and faster reviews.Crypto industry participants urged the US…
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) capped their best month of 2026 alongside Bitcoin’s biggest monthly gain since November 2024.Bitcoin ETFs attracted $3.52 billion in net inflows in August, their highest monthly total of 2026 and a sharp increase from…
Binance is expanding further into traditional finance by launching options trading on more than 1,000 US stocks and exchange-traded funds for eligible users outside the United States.The options will be offered through Binance’s Abu Dhabi-regulated broker-dealer, Nest Trading, with orders…
An affiliate of the political action committee (PAC) Fairshake, which was responsible for pouring more than $130 million in ads and media in the 2024 election cycle, is supporting at least one candidate in Tuesday’s primary in Massachusetts.According to Federal…
Japan’s JGB yield now at 30-year high Global long-term bond yields are now at the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis as major long-dated sovereign bonds continued to sell off into trading on Tuesday.The sell off comes only days after…
Prediction market platform Kalshi announced action against US House of Representatives candidate Laurie Buckhout and ousted Republican lawmaker George Santos over using insider information for trading on event contracts, in one of the first lifetime bans the company has imposed…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed overhauling decades-old rules governing transfer agents as blockchain-based recordkeeping and tokenized securities become more prominent in US markets.The proposal would update requirements covering registration, recordkeeping, safeguarding and securities transfers, while introducing…
A group of 21 major financial institutions plans to establish a new company to develop and issue stablecoins, offering another sign of traditional finance’s push into digital dollars as regulatory frameworks take shape.The consortium, announced Tuesday, includes Bank of America,…
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