Crypto Faces Its First Real Test of the Week Bitcoin pulled back sharply to around $66,700 as global markets opened and digested the geopolitical developments that unfolded over the weekend. The military escalation in the Middle East triggered a wave of volatility across asset classes, with oil prices surging, Asian equities sliding, and safe-haven assets […]

Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom are calling for a temporary ban on political parties accepting donations in cryptocurrencies, citing growing concerns about foreign interference and the opacity of digital asset flows. The proposal reflects mounting anxiety that existing political finance laws may be ill-equipped to handle the complexities introduced by blockchain-based transactions. Foreign […]

Stablecoins are rapidly emerging as one of the most preferred digital assets in Kenya and across Africa, reshaping cross-border payments, settlement systems, and treasury management in ways that are increasingly difficult for regulators and banks to ignore. Unlike traditional cryptocurrencies that fluctuate wildly in value, stablecoins such as Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) are […]

Bitcoin fell as much as 5% on Monday, briefly dropping below the $65,000 mark, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to raise global tariffs to 15%, up from the previously indicated 10%. The move injected fresh uncertainty into global markets and triggered a renewed risk-off rotation across asset classes. Although the world’s largest cryptocurrency […]

Blockchain data has revealed the sudden re-emergence of a long-dormant Ethereum whale, igniting fresh debate across the crypto market about intent, timing, and potential market impact. After nearly a decade of inactivity, a single Ethereum address transferred 50,000 ETH—worth approximately $145 million at prevailing market prices—to the Gemini exchange. The transaction immediately captured the attention […]

Indonesia’s cryptocurrency market is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation. While headline transaction values declined in 2025, the number of Indonesians participating in the crypto economy continued to rise sharply. The divergence between falling trading volumes and expanding investor participation suggests the country’s digital asset market is maturing, shifting away from short-term speculation toward longer-term […]

While much of the cryptocurrency market struggled through volatility and uneven performance in 2025, one corner of the digital asset ecosystem quietly delivered a standout year. Tokenized gold, a bridge between traditional safe-haven assets and blockchain-based trading, emerged as one of the strongest-performing real-world assets on-chain—led by explosive growth on BTCC, the world’s longest-serving crypto […]

For more than a decade, mobile money has been one of Africa’s quiet revolutions. It did not arrive through flashy financial instruments or global investment banks, but through simple mobile phones, text messages, and an idea that financial access did not have to begin with a traditional bank account. At the center of this transformation […]

When Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced a $200 million equity investment into Beast Industries, the company behind YouTube phenomenon MrBeast, the headline was easy to dismiss as yet another celebrity-meets-crypto crossover. But beneath the surface, the deal signals something far more consequential: a strategic convergence between Ethereum liquidity, digital-native finance, and the global creator economy. This […]

The cryptocurrency market suffered a sharp and sudden reversal, losing more than $100 billion in value within 24 hours, as a renewed wave of geopolitical uncertainty triggered a broad risk-off move across global markets. Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital asset, fell as much as 3.6%, slipping below the psychologically important $92,000 level, while major altcoins […]