Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin rises above $57,000 for first time in 2 years

Bitcoin hit a two-year high above $57,000 in Asia trade on Tuesday, February 27, on signs of heavy institutional buying,…

8 months ago

Fraudster jailed five years for $1.6m cryptocurrency fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of Benjamin Ikaa to five years imprisonment…

10 months ago

CBN lifts ban on cryptocurrency transactions

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the ban earlier placed on cryptocurrency transactions in the country. The CBN…

11 months ago

Bitcoin rises above $40,000 for first time in 2023

Bitcoin has broken above $40,000 for the first time in 2023 as traders anticipate the imminent approval of the United…

11 months ago

Bitcoin soars to 18-month high

Bitcoin, on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, rose by nearly 10 per cent to $34,872, its highest in nearly a year-and-a-half,…

1 year ago

Paxful, Bitcoin platform with 1.5m Nigerian users, shuts down

A United States-based crypto exchange with 1.5m users in Nigeria, Paxful, has shut down its operations. Paxful CEO, Ray Youseff,…

2 years ago

Bitcoin rises above $20,000 first time in over 2 months

Bitcoin, on Saturday, rose above $20,000 for first time in over two months. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency,…

2 years ago

U.S. fines Kim Kardashian $1.26m for promoting cryptocurrency

United States TV reality star, Kim Kardashian, has agreed to pay a $1.26 million fine for advertising EMAX tokens, the…

2 years ago

China intensifies crackdown on cryptocurrency hype, speculation

China’s internet watchdog, on Tuesday, said it has intensified a crackdown on illegal online information that may lead to speculation…

2 years ago

Musk sued for $258bn over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme

Elon Musk has been sued for $258 billion by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme…

2 years ago

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