Tag: blockchain
Crypto market value drops below $1 trillion again
The value of the cryptocurrency market on Monday fell below US$1-trillion for the first time since January 2021, according to CoinMarketCap, reaching as low as...
Mastercard partners NFT marketplaces on card purchases
Mastercard is working with a host of non-fungible token marketplaces to make it easy for people to buy NFTs with their cards.
The payments giant...
Instagram starts testing NFTs
Instagram will start testing digital collectables this week, enabling creators and collectors to display their non-fungible tokens on their profiles.
Instagram is working with a...
California governor signs blockchain executive order
California state governor, Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order which aims to create a transparent regulatory and business environment for Web 3.0 companies...
Ghanaian pallbearer sells NFT of coffin dance for over US$1 million
Ghanaian pallbearer, Benjamin Aidoo has reportedly sold the non-fungible token (NFT) of his coffin dance for a cool US$1.046 million after a video of...
Meta plans virtual currency, creator coins
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms is readying plans to introduce virtual tokens and cryptocurrencies to its family of apps with an aim to use such...
Binance.US raises over $200M in first seed round, hitting a $4.5B...
Binance.US raised over $200 million in its first external funding round, putting its pre-money valuation at $4.5 billion as it builds out a roadmap...
Nigeria: 3 banks fined for flouting CRYPTO trading restrictions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined 3 of the country's commercial banks for flouting a cryptocurrency trading restriction levied a year ago,...
DeFi growth set to break $250-billion highs in 2022
The crypto markets have survived some of the toughest economic conditions in a generation, with a global pandemic, conflict and record inflation crammed into...
17 win laurels at maiden Africa Technovate Awards
Some 15 digital technology service providers and two renown individuals in the technology space on the continent, have been honoured at the maiden Africa...