The Nigerian government received nearly $100,000 from two cryptocurrency firms accused of conducting unlicensed conversions of tether (USDT) to naira and vice versa. The two Nigerian cryptocurrency firms, Paparaxy Global Ventures Limited and Lemskin Technologies Limited were accused of operating without a banking license. Plea Agreement The Nigerian Federal Government recently received nearly $100,000 (NGN160 […]
Financial markets could drive a significant part of the sector’s growth above $10 trillion, potentially reshaping investing and asset ownership by 2030.
Crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial is set to launch its U.S. perpetual futures trading platform, Botanical, backed by a $25 million round led by Ripple. The platform, integrating Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD, aims to challenge decentralized exchanges and offshore models. Bitnomial’s approach to bringing offshore trading models into the U.S. derivatives industry presents a significant market opportunity, […]
Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic and yearn.fi, criticized the growing trend of creating Ethereum Layer 2s designed and tailored for a specific protocol or decentralized finance app (Appchains). Cronje detailed that this approach had many downsides, including the lack of infrastructure, zero possibilities of receiving support, centralization, fragmentation of liquidity, and the lack of a […]
After the latest $630,000 transfer, the Bitcoin whale has now sent $5.47 million worth of Bitcoin to Kraken in the last two months.
After the latest $630,000 transfer, the Bitcoin whale has now sent $5.47 million worth of Bitcoin to Kraken in the last two months.
Samara Asset Group, a Malta-based investment company focused on seeding tech and crypto startups, aims to follow the Microstrategy playbook by announcing a bond whose proceeds will grow its bitcoin portfolio. Co-founded by cryptocurrency proponent Mike Novogratz, the company’s mission is to empower its shareholders “to participate in the performance of their strategies and disruptive […]
John Deaton, a Republican candidate for Massachusetts’ US Senate seat, slammed incumbent Senator Elizabeth Warren for building an “anti-crypto army” in their first debate.
Bitcoin’s market share neared 60%, hitting its highest level since April 2021, while altcoins were muted in the last 24 hours.
On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump announced on X that the “World Liberty Financial token sale is now live.” He added that “crypto is the future” and urged everyone to adopt “this incredible technology.” At the moment, the price for one WLFI token stands at $0.015, and as of 8:36 p.m. Eastern Time, a total […]
Salvadorans have expressed approval of President Nayib Bukele, but they’ve not exactly warmed to his adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.
On Oct. 15, 2024, Tesla initiated a transaction, transferring 1,800 BTC at precisely 5:03 p.m. EDT at block height 865,811. Following this initial move, the company shifted a grand total of 11,509 BTC, valued at more than $760 million, from its well-known wallets. At this time, it’s suspected that the funds have been relocated to […]
