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- 10 Jul 2022
Binance Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Zero Bitcoin Trading Fees
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, is celebrating its 5th anniversary by eliminating trading fees on a wide range of bitcoin spot trading…
- 11 May 2023
BIP1 to launch on Launchpad with two prize pools
Bitget is about to launch Bitcoin Improvement Proposals 1 (BIP1) on Launchpad with a BGB pool and a sunshine pool. About the project BIP1 is a BRC20 token based on the Ordinals protocol. Representing…
- 14 Sept 2021
Paxful and the Built with Bitcoin Foundation to Fund the Qala Fellowship
Paxful, the leading global peer-to-peer fintech platform with 2.5 million African users, announced that it will be donating to the Human Rights Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that…
- 9 Aug 2024
Activist Drags FG to Court over Nigerians Rights to Use and Trade in Bitcoin, Others
James Otudor, Nigerian crypto activist, has taken a bold legal stance to fight for Nigerians’ fundamental rights to own, use, and trade in Bitcoin, USDT, and other cryptocurrencies. In an X post,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 6 Jun 2023
NITDA Takes IT Policy Formulation Approach to London Blockchain Conference
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), showcased Nigeria’s Innovative IT Policy Formulation Approach at the just concluded London Blockchain Conference. NITDA led the…
- 12 Nov 2024
SiBAN President Urges Nigeria to Embrace Bitcoin Strategy Amidst Global Crypto Surge
Obinna Iwuno, President of the Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN), has urged the Nigerian government to consider a national Bitcoin strategy in light of the recent…
- 24 May 2019
CoinCola Bitcoin Platform now in Nigeria
Blockchain Technology is rapidly growing in different continents and many more people beginning to see the importance and relevance of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in their different…
- 25 May 2020
New Blockchain Principles to Curb Past Missteps
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has developed new blockchain principles to help individuals and companies build trust and preserve the fundamental values of the technology. According to WEF, COVID-19…
- 30 Mar 2018
Blockchain to Transform Anti-money Laundering Ecosystem - Report
Blockchain technology may be the answer to money laundering and fraud associated with payment processing services within financial institutions. This is according to a Forrester report titled:…
- 4 May 2022
Femi Falodun, ID Africa CEO Urges PR Practitioners to Interrogate Technology Trends
Femi Falodun, chief Executive Officer, ID Africa, has called on professionals to study new trends and critically interrogate how emerging technologies like AI, cryptocurrencies, web3, metaverse and…
- 12 Jul 2021
Visa Reports Users Spent over $1Bn in Cryptocurrency in H1 2021
Visa, global payments giant has reported that more than $1 billion was spent by Visa users on products and services through cryptocurrency-linked cards globally in the first six months of the year…
- 24 Apr 2022
NCC, Stakeholders Brainstorm on Blockchain's Benefits to Economy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), stakeholders in the academia, the public sector and enthusiasts of technology for development, have deliberated on the benefits derivable from emerging…
- 23 Jan 2017
Only Informed, Prepared Will Survive Cyberattacks with Less Losses- Deloitte
Transitioning from 2016 to 2017, the journey of attaining a secure cyber ecosystem is a long but optimistic one as cyberattacks would continue to grow and only the informed and prepared would survive…
- 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…
- 8 Jun 2021
EasyShare.Africa Launches Platform Using Safe, Low Cost, Cryptocurrency Technology
EasyShare; a fast, reliable, and super affordable way to send and receive money to anyone in Africa using crypto has officially launched in beta mode in Africa. By using innovative low-cost…
- 16 Feb 2022
Twitter Adds Flutterwave, Paga as Available Payment Providers to Tips in Nigeria
Whether you want to tip small business owners, emerging artists you admire, or your favorite creators whose Tweets you find entertaining — whoever you want to support, Tips is here to help you do it.…
- 3 Jul 2022
Blockchain: FG to Fast-Track Development of Healthy ICT Ecosystem for Emerging Technologies
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has assured key industry players and indeed Nigerians of the Federal Government's commitment to create and enforce…
- 30 May 2014
Google Intensifies Anti-Mac Malware Plots with VirusUploader
Google has launched a new desktop version of its popular VirusTotal Uploader tool for Mac OS X in a bid to encourage malware fighters to make the Apple ecosystem more secure. According to…
- 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…
- 20 Dec 2022
ABC Graduates 105 Blockchain Programmers in its first cohort of Blockchain Programming Training
The Africa Blockchain Center, the premier center of excellence for blockchain development in Africa, has today announced the graduation of its first cohort of 105 blockchain developers under its…
- 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…
- 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…
- 17 May 2022
Field Founders Selected to Join Endeavor's Global Network of High Impact Entrepreneurs
Endeavor announced that Michael Moreland, Justin Lorenzon, and Peter Bunor co-founders of Field were selected as Endeavor Entrepreneurs at the 26th Virtual International Selection Panel (vISP) held…
- 4 Dec 2023
Experts Urge Banks to Fortify Against Impending Threats Surge in 2024
Financial institutions and organisations should fortify their defenses in 2024, as threats will surge driven by AI and heightened automation according to Kaspersky experts. In its crimeware report…
- 8 Jul 2024
Crypto Traders Lose $1.4Bn to Hackers in First Half of 2024
Cryptocurrency traders worldwide lost $1.4 billion to hackers in the first half of this year, according to analysts at TRM Labs, cryptocurrency analytics company. According to the report, the total…
- 22 Aug 2017
Don’t Turn out the Lights on Dark Web Marketplaces
We’ve all heard the phrase: “When one door closes, a window opens.” You can bet that as you’re reading this, those engaged in cyber crime on the dark web are looking for that next ‘market place…
- 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,…