Nigeria's tax authority has issued its first virtual asset tax guidelines, setting a 30% rate on crypto profits for firms. Nigeria already has one of the most active stablecoin markets in the world, and taxing it at 30%...
The US Senate advanced a bipartisan bill this week that would allow Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas. India is the most exposed major economy if it passes. Russia...
Trump's temporary 10% global import tariff officially expired at 12:01 a.m. on July 24, 2026, as mandated by the 150-day limit under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. But before anyone could celebrate, the White House...
On June 1, 2026, South Korean crypto exchange Korbit officially announced a new “Send to Contacts” feature that lets users transfer crypto using a phone number and real name instead of a long wallet address. The goal is...
Ethereum staking has grown rapidly since the network switched to Proof-of-Stake. While retail users can stake using different platforms, complicated technical steps and risk concerns have made it harder for big funds, corporate treasuries, and other organizations to...
For years, startup valuations have mostly been controlled behind closed doors by venture capital firms, private investors, and funding rounds that ordinary people rarely get to see in real time. If a startup raised money at a higher...
Several emerging markets, including Vietnam, India, and Nigeria, are actively exploring new ways to improve SME access to credit by expanding what can be accepted as collateral or by using alternative credit systems. One proposal gaining attention is...
During a Fox Business interview on May 29, 2026, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the US government, as at May 2026, had cumulatively seized roughly $1 billion in crypto tied to Iranian entities, the largest sanctions-related...
The idea that crypto is "untraceable money" took another beating this week. The U.S. Treasury froze $131 million in USDT tied to Iran's central bank and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The funds were traced through four...
Bitcoin spent early June in the $60,000s and ended the half below $60,000, a level many traders had treated as reliable support. Ethereum dropped to prices it hadn't touched in over a year, and spot Bitcoin ETFs went...
