2021-08-09 09:13
Arbitrum, Ethereum Layer-2 Scaling Solution to Launch This Month – Arbitrum, the Ethereum L2 rollup, has announced it will launch in mainnet beta this month, opening its… Read More
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2021-08-09 09:01
Visa and Mastercard to support Alchemy Pay virtual crypto cards – Hybrid crypto-fiat platform Alchemy Pay announced Monday that the company will be launching virtual cry… Read More
2021-08-09 07:52
Access Bank closes banking gap with 74,000 ‘Closa agents’ – Access bank Plc has empowered 74,000 Access Closa agents to provide financial services to customers across… Read More
2021-08-09 07:45
Sterling Bank launches ’I Go Trade’ collateral-free loans for small businesses – Sterling Bank Plc has launched a new loan product to further bridge the gap in financi… Read More
2021-08-09 07:37
Stanbic IBTC: N100b infrastructure fund’ll benefit investors – Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, has urged corporate organisa… Read More
2021-08-09 07:32
Access Bank partners Africa Fintech Foundry to deepen digital inclusion for students – Driven by the vision to nurture the next generation of fintech innovators, the Africa Fintec… Read More
2021-08-09 07:20
Cardano Price Analysis: ADA’s week see uptrend as bulls prepare to rally against $1.45 – Cardano‘s price has shifted away from aggressive movements to a relatively sta… Read More
2021-08-09 06:48
Top 5 trending cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, LTC, ICP, THETA, FTT – Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally above $45,000 suggests that the short-term sentiment has turned positiv… Read More
2021-08-09 06:21
Bitcoin holds strong as Flash crash rattles gold markets – Gold prices have tanked during the Monday morning Asian trading session, compounding losses accumulated over the past we… Read More
2021-08-08 17:17
Cardano’s upcoming Alonzo Upgrade will be a Game Changer for ADA – Cardano’s coming upgrade, Alonzo, will be a game-changer for the smart contract platform. There is a lot… Read More
2021-08-08 17:06
A look into a world built on NFTs 3 decades from now – “You will own nothing and you will be happy,” — this sentiment was at the core of a declaration &hell…Read More
2021-08-08 08:19
Dogecoin (DOGE) gains 26% Amid the Rally In Memecoins – Although Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are drawing all the attention of crypto investors, meme coins are making silent moves… Read More
2021-08-08 08:07
Opensea, Axie Infinity Eclipse Competition as NFT Markets Saw over $356M in Monthly Value Transferred – At the time of writing, the most prominent non-fungible token project this… Read More
2021-08-08 07:33
XRP Price Analysis: XRP Price is attempting breakout of major resistance zone – XRP price has been through a-lot of hate & troubles over the last year, but it has still manage… Read More
2021-08-08 07:24
Bitcoin Price smashes $45k: Massive BTC Bull Rally Incoming in the Month of October? – Bitcoin price has finally begun to climb back to where it was a few months ago, reaching its… Read More
2021-08-07 22:23
Casper Network (CSPR) token price have gained 162% in the last 7days – what traders expect next – The native token of the Casper Network, CSPR have seen an upward trend the… Read More
2021-08-07 21:40
Play-to-earn games are the catalyst for this bullish period in the markets – If you’re conversant with the cryptocurrency space and you keep tabs regularly on the happenings… Read More
2021-08-07 21:27
Ethereum price is over $3,000 – Here’s what traders expect: This week Ethereum’s London hardfork was completed without a hiccup and investors have now reset their eyes… Read More
2021-08-07 12:45
$50K is upon us If Bitcoin (BTC) Breaks This Resistance – Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has managed to register a new two-month high of $43,901 after breaking past the key resistanc… Read More
2021-08-07 12:35
Bitcoin (BTC) Whales Moves $1.78B Transactions in the last hour – Bitcoin (BTC) whales have swiftly moved a huge amount of BTC transactions within a space of 1 hour. As a res… Read More
2021-08-07 08:11
Crypto MarketCap reach 2-Month Record high as Bitcoin Touched $44K – The cryptocurrency market cap has registered a multi-month record as bitcoin skyrocketed to $44,000 and the al… Read More
2021-08-07 07:30
Elon Musk: No existing crisis in cryptocurrency market that requires “hasty” regulations – There’s no existing crisis in the cryptocurrency market now that requi… Read More
2021-08-07 07:19
Genesis Report Highlights Ethereum and Defi Market Rise – Genesis, a big cryptocurrency lending and trading desk, has confirmed that emergent currencies like Ethereum and defi tok… Read More
2021-08-07 07:06
SEC shuts down fraudulent Defi project as investors gets $30M refunds – A Cayman Islands-based company and two individuals may be the first subjects in decentralized finance, or D… Read More
2021-08-06 18:27
Stockbroker in EFCC Custody over Investors’ N26.9m – A stockbroker, Mr Ahmad Abdullahi, who used to be with a brokerage company in Kaduna State, Atlas Portfolio Limited, is… Read More
2021-08-06 18:16
Chainlink (LINK) Launches Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) – Chainlink (LINK) has announced the launch of a new Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) desig… Read More
2021-08-06 12:56
Binance Restricts Derivatives Products in Hong Kong – Following Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands, Hong Kong users will no longer be able to use derivatives products on Binance… Read More
2021-08-06 12:42
Elrond Becomes First Carbon Negative Blockchain In Line With European Climate Policy – Elrond is leading a new wave of highly scalable and energy-efficient blockchain innovation… Read More
2021-08-06 12:33
Kraken exchange to list BAND, INJ, MIR and 1INCH – trading starts August 10: The 5th largest exchange by volume, Kraken has announced listing four new assets: Band Protocol (BAND)… Read More
2021-08-06 07:13
Binance NFT Marketplace Launches “Bit Has Memories”, Featuring Highly Collectible Artwork – Binance NFT Marketplace has announced The “Bit Has Memories” Pr… Read More
2021-08-06 07:02
NOVA Merchant Bank appoints Onokpasa as Executive Director, Wholesale Bank and Treasury – NOVA Merchant Bank has appointed Emmanuel Onokpasa as Executive Director, Wholesale Bank… Read More
2021-08-06 06:52
Nigeria’s central bank recovers customers’ N89.2b from commercial banks – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has so far recovered N89.2 billion of customer’s mone… Read More
2021-08-06 06:41
Vitalik Buterin More confident about ETH 2.0 after Ethereum’s successful London upgrade – Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has hailed the London hard fork a success addin… Read More
2021-08-06 06:33
Ethereum now deflationary asset, burns $395K ETH per hour after London upgrade – Approximately 2.3 ETH is being burnt every minute through the new transaction fee mechanism introd… Read More
2021-08-06 06:19
Venezuela to cut six zeros from its currency – CBDC launch set for October: The Central Bank of Venezuela will launch a CBDC in October alongside a monetary redenomination that wi… Read More
2021-08-05 19:16
Jaiz Bank’s net profit rises to N2b in first half of 2021 – Nigeria’s premier non-interest bank, Jaiz Bank Plc recorded impressive growth in profitability in the first… Read More
2021-08-05 19:02
Uruguayan senator introduces bill to enable businesses accept crypto payments – Uruguayan Senator Juan Sartori has introduced a draft bill to regulate cryptocurrency and enable bu… Read More
2021-08-05 18:39
Ethereum London hard fork upgrade finally goes live – The London hard fork arrived almost on schedule at 12:33 pm UTC on Thursday at block height 12,965,000, ushering in the Ether… Read More
2021-08-05 11:36
Collapsed South African Bitcoin Ponzi scheme gets FBI attention – Confirmation of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s involvement in the MTI case comes just a few day… Read More
2021-08-05 11:24
What Ethereum (ETH) Miners should expect After London Hardfork – Ethereum network’s London Hardforl is said to be the biggest upgrade before the transition to Proof-of… Read More
2021-08-05 11:12
Voyager Token (VGX) has stayed bullish above 20% in the past 24 hours – In the past 24-hours, the Voyager Token (VGX) cryptocurrency price has momentarily jumped on a bu… Read More
2021-08-05 11:00
CBN announces New Guidelines for Mobile Money Operators in Nigeria – The apex regulator of banking activities in Nigeria has released new guidelines to further regulate… Read More
2021-08-05 10:50
Injective protocol rebrands – to focus on creating innovative DeFi hub: Injective protocol have announced a rebrand that will now focus on creating the DeFi hub for the new intern… Read More
2021-08-05 10:24
Unity Bank Launches Anti-fraud USSD Code for Customers – Unity Bank Plc has unveiled a new code on its USSD platform to help customers stem the risk of fraud in electronic banking… Read More
2021-08-05 09:56
Ethereum London upgrade: the Big Day for Crypto Community have arrived – The much anticipated Ethereum London Hard Fork upgrade seems to be creating a massive buzz withi… Read More
2021-08-05 08:32
Theta blockchain is now accessible on the popular Metamask plug-in – Today, Theta Labs announced that the Theta blockchain is now accessible through Metamask plug-in.
Th… Read More
2021-08-05 08:16
Akon’s Akoin pilot launches successfully, eyes nationwide rollout in Kenya – Akoin, the cryptocurrency project developed by Senegalese-American singer Akon, has achieved suc… Read More
2021-08-05 07:57
LUNA Price Analysis: Terra price rises 170% in last two weeks – here are Next Buy/Sell Levels – LUNA price has had a wild revival the last few weeks. Prices rose almost 200%… Read More
2021-08-05 07:30
Efinity (EFI) token dumps 71% less than 24hrs after launch – The EFI is the native token of the Efinity Network have fallen over 71% in price since it began trading on exchanges y… Read More
2021-08-05 06:50
How Clever user made $80K profit in CryptoPunk ‘smash and grab’ – A crypto user was able to net roughly $80,000 in less than a day after purchasing a CryptoPunk for le… Read More
2021-08-04 17:14
Shopify to accept Bitcoin payments through Binance pay – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, continues actively expanding into the crypt… Read More
2021-08-04 16:54
Axie Infinity closes in on 1M daily active users as price gains over 16% – The price of Axie Infinity’s native token AXS surged on Wednesday despite a lackluster upward… Read More
2021-08-04 09:04
Privacy-Consensus Coin Zcash Could Move to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) – Zcash CEO Zooko Wilcox has announced that Zcash is planning to move from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Sta… Read More
2021-08-04 08:25
Naira Now N508/$1 at Unregulated FX Market as Pressure Eases – The value of the Naira against the United States Dollar at the black market has further strengthened to N508/$1,&nbs&hell…Read More
2021-08-04 08:18
Nigerian Lending Start-Up PayHippo Gets $125k Seed Fund – A Nigerian lending and business financing platform, Payhippo, has been accepted into Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 coh… Read More
2021-08-04 08:06
FMDQ Group lists N2.07tr securities, Eyes equities listing – FMDQ Securities Exchange listed 82 securities worth N2.07 trillion in the 2020 business year. The group also planned t… Read More
2021-08-04 07:14
Popsicle Finance ($ICE) Price crashes after it Suffered $25 Million Exploit – Popsicle Finance ($ICE), a multichain yield optimization platform for liquidity providers has become… Read More
2021-08-04 06:58
Google lifts embargo on crypto ads as new policy goes into effect – Google is running crypto ads again after its updated financial products and services policy went into full effe… Read More
2021-08-04 06:43
XRP Price Analysis August 4: Price Breaks 2 Week Ascending Channel – XRP price has revived fairly well off its low set in late July. Prices have risen nearly 50% over the past two… Read More
2021-08-04 06:19
Exchanges may Delist Bitcoin SV (BSV) as Network Suffers another Major 51% Attack – Bitcoin SV (BSV), the infamous forked blockchain network suffered another major 51% attack… Read More
2021-08-04 06:17
Federal Civil Service Portal Login For 2021 Recruitment | www.fedcivilservice.gov.ng – If you want to login to FCSC PORTAL online, then you’ll have to read the information o… Read More
2021-08-04 06:15
Federal Civil Service Commission Recruitment Application 2021/2022 – www.fedcivilservice.gov.ng – Federal Civil Service commission Recruitment Application 2021/2022&nbs&hell…Read More
2021-08-04 06:10
Federal Civil Service Commission Recruitment Application 2021/2022 – www.fedcivilservice.gov.ng – Federal Civil Service commission Recruitment Application 2021 – www.fedciv… Read More
2021-08-03 19:40
Another Bank Suspend Payments to Crypto Exchange Binance in UK – British bank HSBC has reportedly become the latest bank to suspend payments to global cryptocurrency exchange Bina… Read More
2021-08-03 19:28
ConsenSys report: DeFi projects attracts 2.91M Ethereum addresses – The Ethereum (ETH) network continues to be a major driving force behind decentralized finance, or DeFi, signali… Read More
2021-08-03 13:28
Tokens that may go Obsolete after Ethereum (ETH) London Hardfork – The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum is heading for a major on-chain upgrade with… Read More
2021-08-03 13:16
Why Crypto Meme Coins Dogecoin, Baby Doge and Safe Moon Prices Crashed – Some of the crypto industry’s most popular meme coins—Dogecoin, Baby Doge, and Safe Moon… Read More
2021-08-03 13:03
Wema Bank Unveils Tuition-Free Business School for small businesses – Wema Bank Plc has launched a free business school streamlined for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as part… Read More
2021-08-03 12:56
FMDQ Group Holds 9th AGM, Reports Significant Development – Africa’s first vertically integrated financial market infrastructure (FMI) group, FMDQ Holdings PLC held it&rsquo&hell…Read More
2021-08-03 12:43
Mystery buyers scoop up supply as Bitcoin price hits bull trigger – Bitcoin (BTC) is due for a fresh price surge if one classic price model repeats historical behavior — and… Read More
2021-08-03 09:06
Nigeria’s central bank to monitor banks’ foreign exchange sale to customers – The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN‘s) has assured the public that it will mon… Read More
2021-08-03 08:49
Nigerian Manufacturers says Single Forex Window will Eliminate Middlemen Excesses – The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed hope in the recent forex policy in… Read More
2021-08-03 08:13
Pantera Capital CEO predicts ETH 2.0 will help Ethereum outpace Bitcoin – Amid the looming Ethereum London hard fork, Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead predicted tha… Read More
2021-08-03 08:05
Neo MainNet announced launch of its N3 version on August 2 with Migration Plans – Neo MainNet announced the launch of its N3 version on August 2, 2021.
According to Neo found… Read More
2021-08-03 07:45
Pixelated NFT Punks Outshine the Competition – Owner Hopes to Sell for $91 Million – Non-fungible token (NFT) artwork and collectibles have shocked the world and NFT artists… Read More
2021-08-03 07:23
Digital Dollar Is Most Important for America to Keep the USD as World’s Reserve Currency – Analyst: The U.S. is soon to release its official discussion paper on its CBDC Res… Read More
2021-08-03 07:09
WEMA Bank reports N4.3bn Profit before Tax in H1 2021 – WEMA Bank has announced a 149 percent growth in Profit Before Tax (PBT) to N4.3 billion in the first half of 2021.
This was… Read More
2021-08-03 06:55
Nigerian Banks Woo Customers with Forex, Sell Dollar at N412 – Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) are beginning to encourage customers to come to them for their foreign exchange (forex) n… Read More
2021-08-03 06:39
Here are 3 reasons why China’s attempt to kill Bitcoin failed – Bitcoin (BTC) might have suffered its largest coordinated attack over the last couple of months, but in this… Read More
2021-08-03 06:15
Bitcoin outflows from centralized exchanges rise to 100K BTC monthly – Centralized exchanges have experienced their heaviest week of Bitcoin withdrawals since November 2020.
Bitco… Read More
2021-08-03 06:06
Nigeria’s Central bank assures No Plan to Covert Forex in domiciliary Accounts – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says there are no plans to convert forex in domiciliary ac… Read More
Bitcoin, Dogecoin Price Analysis: August 3 – BTC Price Rally Fizzle Out As Dogecoin Risks New Lows
2021-08-03 05:57
Bitcoin, Dogecoin Price Analysis: August 3 – BTC price rally fizzle out as dogecoin risks new lows – Cryptocurrencies are grappling with increased overhead pressure, ma… Read More
2021-08-02 18:49
OpenSea NFT Marketplace Trading Volume Hits Record High of $95M in 48 Hours – OpenSea saw a trading volume of $95 million in two days. That amount is about four times what the lea… Read More
2021-08-02 18:02
Price Watch: How low can BTC price go after failing at $42K resistance? – This rally and the substantial number of green days resulted in a sentiment shift. Practically two weeks ago… Read More
2021-08-02 17:27
BTC price will rally to at least $80K by September according to Bitcoin chart fractal – While Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has slipped by more than 8.2% after rising to $42,230, th… Read More
2021-08-02 12:22
Jack Dorsey’s Square to acquire fintech firm Afterpay for $29 Billion – Square announced yesterday that it will be signing a Scheme Implementation Deed with fintec… Read More
2021-08-02 12:05
Nigerian banks announces they’re fully open for Forex needs of customers – Deposit money banks in the country have moved to implement the directive from the Central Bank of… Read More
2021-08-02 11:56
Kuda Bank, Nigerian fintech startup raises $55 million Series B round – Nigerian fintech startup, Kuda Bank has raised $55 million in a Series B round at a valuation of $500 milli… Read More
2021-08-02 10:59
Everything You Need to Know about 03 capital Credit Card Loans in Nigeria – Securing a loan from banks as a student or business owner is one of the most difficult things in Nigeria. Fr… Read More
2021-08-02 08:00
Polkadot (DOT) and Chainlink (LINK) price have both gone up by 40% – It seems most of the crypto market is on the rise. From DeFi platforms, DApps, to NFTs, t… Read More
2021-08-02 07:50
dHEDGE Launches V2 Deployment on Polygon and Integrates With SushiSwap – The decentralized protocol for asset management built on top of Ethereum, dHEDGE, announced it launched it… Read More
2021-08-02 07:43
Bitcoin (BTC) Miner’s Revenue increased by 16% From June – Bitcoin network’s mining hashrate has started to recover, seeing a continuous flow of over 110 THs over the… Read More
2021-08-02 07:28
4 Reasons Why Most Crypto Traders Fail, And How You Can Avoid Them – Trading is a challenging venture for anyone. However, when trading in the crypto markets, futures or margin trading… Read More
2021-08-02 07:20
Ethereum Price smashes $2,600 Ahead of the London upgrade – Ethereum price gained abandoned the bearish calls to $2,000 late last week and posted incredible gains over the weekend… Read More
2021-08-02 06:28
Nigerian crypto adoption rises despite central bank’s efforts to quash it – Nigerian cryptocurrency adoption continues to rise in spite of government crackdown, with peer-to… Read More
2021-08-02 06:15
Ethereum Whales Are Pushing Price of CryptoPunk NFTs to the Moon – Ethereum whales have once again taken the charge of pushing the price higher, however, this time it’s not… Read More
2021-08-01 18:39
Quant (QNT) token price Surges by 90% in the Past Week – Launched in June 2018, Quant (QNT) is one of the fastest-growing cryptos right now. In the past week, QNT surged by over 9… Read More
2021-08-01 18:06
Cardano to Allow Users Run Smart Contracts Once Hard Fork Happens – Today, Cardano announced that users will be able to deploy smart contracts once the Cardano… Read More
2021-08-01 14:11
Polkadot (DOT) price Explodes 16% as Crypto Market Cap at 6-Week High – The cryptocurrency market cap has reached a six-month high at $1.660T as bitcoin and most of the altcoins are de… Read More
2021-08-01 13:44
Bitcoin Recovers Crosses 40K Resistance but Is It Overbought 1Bitcoin Recovers, Crosses $40K Resistance, but Is It Overbought? – The air is tense; emotions are high; Bitcoin is&nb&hell…Read More
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