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- 11 Dec 2017
Bitcoin Future Trading Kicks Off, Investors Awaiting Central Banks Decisions
Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at FXTM, comments on bitcoin trading entering a new phase today and how investors are awaiting central banks decisions. Trading bitcoins entered a new…
- 19 Apr 2022
How the Youth of Nigeria are Leading Africa to Brighter Future
Africa is leading the way for global Bitcoin adoption and the rest of the world is getting a front row seat. In the last year, reports show that the market in Africa has grown over 1200% with…
- 13 Jan 2017
Deloitte Warns against Bitcoin Wallet Thieves, Others
Asides Bitcoin transactions being irreversible and the prices volatile, Tope Aladenusi, Partner, Cyber Risks Services, Deloitte West Africa, has warned that ‘Bitcoin wallet thieves’ and…
- 4 Nov 2022
Nigerian Youth Forging New Bitcoin Path to Financial Golden Age
Paxful, the leading global peer-to-peer (P2P) finance platform, has doubled down on its commitment to promote financial literacy among Nigerian youth as part of its efforts to drive economic growth…
- 8 Mar 2024
Nigeria Tops List of Countries Most Interested in Selling Bitcoin
As Bitcoin smashes through its all-time high, reaching an impressive $69,000, the digital asset market is witnessing a significant shift in investor sentiment. According to recent data analysis of…
- 11 Feb 2021
Mastercard Joins Other Big-name Firms to Endorse Cryptocurrencies
Multinational financial services firm Mastercard will this year start accepting some cryptocurrencies on its network. This as other big-name international firms have started backing digital…
- 13 Sept 2017
Five 'Must' Know Before Putting Your Money in Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central…
- 29 Dec 2017
Bitcoin Rebounds Above $14,000
Bitcoin appeared to find a bottom Friday, rebounding above $14,000 after moves by South Korea to curb speculation and protect retail customers sent the cryptocurrency sliding on thursday. Bitcoin…
- 7 Dec 2017
NiceHash Hacked, $60 Million Worth of Bitcoin Stolen
According to NiceHash, the marketplace for cloud-based mining of cryptocurrencies, they alleged that hackers breached its systems and stole nearly $64m in bitcoin. The marketplace suspended…
- 10 Jan 2018
CBN, Experts Say Bitcoin is Dangerous Scam
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Nigerians and financial institutions to stay away from bitcoin and other digital currencies. Experst also said that when bitcoin inevitably crashes,…
- 6 Dec 2017
Global Stocks Under Pressure, Bitcoin Hits Another Record
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, comments on the global stocks being under pressure as Bitcoin hits another record. Global equity bulls were nowhere to be found during Tuesday’s trading…
- 18 Sept 2024
Fake or Cloned Websites are Tricking Shoppers into Making Expensive Mistakes
By Georgina Crouth If you’re shopping online, best you have your wits about you because distractions or multitasking could be your undoing. Research into online scams in Africa has blamed a lack of…
- 6 Nov 2024
US Elections: Trump Wins! What Does this Mean for Nigeria?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst At FXTM America has chosen Republican Donald Trump as its 47th president following a tight race for the White House! As of writing, Trump has secured 277…
- 16 Jan 2018
Bitcoin Hammered by Crackdown Fears
By Lukman Otunuga Bitcoin was the talk across financial markets for all the wrong reasons on Tuesday, after prices tumbled sharply to their weakest level since early December at $11,192. Market…
- 3 Feb 2026
Corporate Comms in the Age of Crypto: Why Nigeria’s Digital Finance Future Depends on Trust
By John Kokome By the time you finish reading this article, the price of Bitcoin may have changed twice. That is the nature of cryptocurrency, fast, volatile, and borderless. Yet beyond price charts…
- 15 Dec 2023
IMF Seeks Stronger Cryptocurrency Regulation for Macro-financial Stability
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies could undermine and pose serious consequences for the macro-financial stability of countries. The…
- 5 Dec 2024
Crypto Boom: Bitcoin Reaches $100,000 After Trump Announces Pro-Crypto Policies
Bitcoin hit $100,000 for the first time on Wednesday, surging to a new record after US President-elect Donald Trump unveiled administration picks believed to usher in crypto-friendly policies when he…
- 18 Dec 2020
2020 Wrapped Up: Paxful Highlights Nigeria’s Thriving Crypto Market
This year has shaken many industries, but crypto has actually seen immense growth and investor interest since the outbreak of COVID-19. Ray Youssef, Paxful CEO and co-founder With Bitcoin hitting a…
- 24 Nov 2025
AfriTECH 5.0: Chukwuemeka Mbabaie Champions Africa’s Digital Sovereignty Through Decentralized Systems
A powerful call for Africa to seize control of its digital future echoed through the hall at the 5th edition of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 5.0) in Lagos, as Lagos Blockchain Week Lead,…
- 4 Aug 2022
Paxful Hits 10 Million Users as Its Marks 7th Anniversary
Paxful, the peer-to-peer finance platform has reached 10 million users as it marks its seventh anniversary. The company was founded in 2015 with a mission to advance a truly global economy by…
- 21 Oct 2020
PayPal Unveils Service to Enable Users Buy, Hold and Sell Cryptocurrency
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has announced the launch of a new service enabling its customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal account, and signalled its plans to…
- 13 Aug 2025
SEC Partners Chainalysis to Tackle Rising Crypto Scams
A surge in cryptocurrency fraud has prompted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to strengthen its monitoring measures. The regulator has partnered with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis…
- 14 Jul 2025
Firm Highlights Top Risks of Quantum Computing
Kaspersky is addressing one of the most debatable technological challenges of the coming decade: the rise of quantum computing and its potential impact on digital security. In this context, experts…
- 14 Sept 2020
Paxful Adds Tether USDT to its Platform
Global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful announced the addition of Tether (USDT) to its platform. USDT belongs to a class of cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins. A stablecoin is a type of…
- 15 Oct 2017
NITRA: Okere Advocates for Improved FinTech Innovations
As “money is going digital” around the world, with central banks from England to China publicly floating the notion of issuing their own national digital currencies, it has become imperative for…
- 26 Aug 2016
Stellar Invites African Developers to $2Bn Lumen Challenge
Stellar.org said that from early next month it will begin accepting submissions for the inaugural Stellar Build Challenge, and has extended invitation to developers across Africa to participate. Over…
- 6 Nov 2017
Web4Africa Celebrating 15 Years of Operations In Africa
By peter oluka Web4Africa, the Pan African Web Hosting Company, has reached a milestone this October, celebrating 15 crystal years of business. The company, offering web services physically from…
- 3 Aug 2026
NRS Announces 30 Percent Tax on Corporate Crypto Income
Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) yesterday announced that medium and large companies in Nigeria that earn income from cryptocurrency and other virtual asset transactions will now be subject to a 30 per…
- 28 Sept 2021
Yellow Card Secures $15m Funding
Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card, has announced a US$15m Series A that the company says will be used to ramp up hiring and continue its expansion across the continent. The round was…
- 21 Sept 2022
Luno Launches Cardano, Solana on its Platform
Luno, the global cryptocurrency investment app that aims to put the power of crypto in everyone’s hands, has announced it is adding two more cryptocurrencies to its app: Cardano (ADA) and Solana from…