The crypto industry is at a pivotal moment. Once hailed as a beacon of financial freedom, it now grapples with regulatory pressures that threaten to dilute its revolutionary ideals. Policies like Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s approval of spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds for public trading in January 2024 was a major milestone for the crypto industry. Among the many positives of the development, one significant one...
In March 2024, BlackRock launched the BUIDL token as part of its USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund and within a few months, it had amassed over $500 million in assets under management (AUM). Designed as an ERC-20 token...
Hong Kong is intensifying its efforts to establish itself as a global cryptocurrency hub. It is currently the 5th-largest crypto market in Asia. The city’s administration has already set up many initiatives to achieve this goal. For instance,...
Nigeria's crypto scene has faced significant challenges since February 2024. It all began when authorities blocked access to local crypto exchanges, leaving traders uncertain and stuck with their investments. Tensions escalated further when two Binance executives, visiting Nigeria...
Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) recently hinted at introducing new regulations to tax cryptocurrency transactions. It claimed the bill is part of its drive to build a trustworthy, data-driven tax system aligned with Nigeria's economic objectives. The...
Bitcoin's trajectory has been extraordinary. From its obscure beginnings in 2009 to reaching over $100,000 in early December 2024, this digital currency has evolved from a tech curiosity into a globally recognized financial asset. Its meteoric rise has...
Meta's stablecoin project, Diem (originally launched as Libra in 2019), aimed to revolutionize global payments by creating a decentralized payment network backed by stablecoin reserves. Its promise of seamless, scalable international payments attracted partnerships from major players like...
Ethereum's Ether (ETH) is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and has long been a cornerstone of the blockchain ecosystem. It follows closely behind Bitcoin in terms of market performance, often reflecting similar patterns of gains and losses....
The crypto market in Eastern Europe is currently ranked as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency market worldwide; it now accounts for over 11% of the total crypto value transacted across the globe. Between July 2023 and June 2024, the region...
