Do you know that GTBank Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal is free for small business owners and merchants across Nigeria? Why Conventional Bank’s POS? The entry of FinTechs such as Opay, MoniePoint, PalmPay, FairMoney, Paga, Baxi Box, among others, is now putting conventional banks such as GTBank, First Bank, and Wema Bank on their toes. These banks … Read more
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), adopting modern payment solutions is critical to staying competitive in today’s fast-paced business environment. A point-of-sale (POS) terminal, a device that facilitates card payments and streamlines transactions, has become a very important modern payment solution for businesses looking to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. For example, in Nigeria, the … Read more
After SALT Lending, the world’s first crypto-backed loan launched in 2016, other digital asset-backed loan platforms have launched. Interestingly, the new ones bring to the table decentralized finance (DeFi) to transform how individuals interact with financial systems. One of them is Aave, formerly known as ETHLend, which offers users the ability to lend and borrow cryptocurrencies … Read more
Crypto lending platforms have changed the way we see digital assets. It refined the capabilities of decentralized finance (DeFi) and centralized finance (CeFi) ecosystems, enabling users to earn interest on their digital assets or borrow funds using cryptocurrency as collateral. Disclaimer: Always conduct thorough research and never commit more capital than you can afford to … Read more
OpenAI, the brain behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is considering leveraging its over 400 million weekly users to build AI-powered web browser. Although no official release date has been announced, the move is seen as a direct challenge to Google Chrome, a browser owned by Alphabet, which has dominated the browsing space for decades. Access … Read more
On July 11, 2025, Bitcoin set a new All-Time High (ATH) of $118,780.20. Remarkably, it surpassed this ATH in less than eight hours same day, rallying towards $199,000 per BTC before settling at $118,856.47, the current ATH at the time of publication. The surge is attributed to growing global adoption and significant inflows of $1.2 Billion … Read more
Bitcoin on Friday, July 11, 2025, briefly touched $118,780.89, marking an All-Time High as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to hold its first major crypto regulation event starting Monday, July 14, 2025. The July 14 regulation schedule by the lower chamber of the U.S. legislative arm, according to experts, has attracted strong interest from … Read more
Bitcoin began June 2025 at $104,637.30 and reached its monthly high of $110,561.42 on June 9. It later pulled back and closed at $107,135.33 on June 30. Below is the price of Bitcoin from June 1 to June 30, 2025: Day/date Open High Close June 30 $108,383.44 $108,798.79 $107,135.33 June 29 $107,327.82 $108,526.31 $108,385.57 June … Read more
Cryptocurrency is no longer a niche topic in Nigeria—it’s a national conversation. With the country ranking among the top adopters of Bitcoin globally, more people are looking for reliable and rewarding platforms to trade their digital assets. But here’s the real challenge: where can you sell Bitcoin in Nigeria and get its best value? Everyone is … Read more
There are over 200 issuers of stablecoins globally. However, Tether, the issuer of USDt, and Circle, the issuer of USDC, are the two biggest. They are widely known for the disruptions they have caused in the market. While USDt is third by market cap, USDC ranks seventh, with a $61,250,484,949 market capitalization in the cryptocurrency … Read more
Barely a year after YellowCard partners Coinbase to enable its customers to access USDC (the second-largest stablecoin by market cap), YellowCard has announced another partnership, this time with Visa, a global digital payment firm. This partnership will allow users of the YellowCard app in 20 African countries to access stablecoins, helping to ease cross-border payments—a major … Read more
If signed into law, the bill will empower U.S. banking regulators to oversee stablecoin issuers, which could potentially extend the U.S. dollar’s influence in the cryptocurrency market. The U.S. Senate has passed the GENIUS Act, aimed at regulating and making stablecoins more appealing. The bill was approved by a vote of 68 to 30 lawmakers. … Read more
In 2025, cryptocurrencies are everywhere. 80% of people around the world should know about the existence of cryptocurrencies. Now is a great time to use cryptocurrencies for cloud mining. The current cryptocurrency market fluctuates greatly and the difficulty of investment is also increasing, but many people have used cryptocurrencies to make money and have successfully … Read more
The recent growth of stablecoins such as USDt, USDC, USDe, among others—especially among business owners—is not far-fetched from the fact that they are more likely to retain their value than other extremely volatile cryptocurrencies. For startups that want to key into the use of stablecoins as a method of payment, here are the things you … Read more
A new name, Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, has popped up in the crypto space following amended rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), mandating that digital asset platforms must be registered and licensed to operate. This development came after the Nigerian government’s clampdown on cryptocurrency exchange platforms in February 2021, followed by a rule amendment that required … Read more