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Nigerian Web3 startups raised $43 million in 2025, more than double the previous year, signalling a tentative recovery in funding, though investment remains concentrated in early-stage deals and stablecoin-driven financial services, according to a new report.
The report showed that about 89% of total funding, roughly $38 million, flowed into finance-related products ti...
Japan’s clearing house said it will test the use of blockchain to handle government bond collateral in a move that could modernize how one of the world’s largest sovereign debt markets operates.
Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC), part of Japan Exchange Group, will launch a proof-of-concept with Mizuho Financial Group, Nomura Holdings and Digital Asset to exa...
Kenyan authorities have frozen an undisclosed number of user accounts on crypto exchange, Binance, as part of a widening crackdown on suspected fraud, money laundering and terrorism financing, according to investigators familiar with the matter.
The action, led by Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI Kenya), follows
New York Attorney General, Letitia James, has sued crypto exchanges, Coinbase and Gemini, alleging their prediction market offerings amount to illegal gambling under state law, court filings show.
The lawsuits, filed in Manhattan state court, claim the companies operated unlicensed platforms that allow users to trade on the outcomes of events such as sports and electio...
Singapore-based payments firm, Nium, has partnered with U.S. crypto exchange, Coinbase, to integrate the USDC stablecoin into its global payments network, aiming to cut the cost of cross-border transactions by eliminating the need for prefunded accounts.
The integration allows Nium’s clients to send, receive and settle payments in USDC or convert them into local curren...