Nigeria’s securities regulator set up a fintech team to research cryptocurrency

Due to official limitations, much of Nigeria’s crypto industry is underground or peer-to-peer, and the country’s securities regulator is looking into measures to make investors safer. Financial institutions operating in Nigeria have been the focal point of a government crackdown on cryptocurrencies in 2021, beginning with February’s infamous central bank ban on lenders supplying services […]
Shop.com now offers Bitcoin payment option

Several major dollar-pegged stablecoins are accepted as payment methods on the e-commerce service, including Bitcoin, Ether, and Dogecoin. It is the latest such website to accept cryptocurrency payments, with the Shop.com e-commerce platform in the United States being the latest to do so. A relationship between Market America and cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay has […]
Mark Cuban’s NBA franchise offer cashback rewards on Dogecoin purchases

Dallas Mavericks will give a $25 e-gift card to supporters who spend more than $150 in Dogecoin in a single transaction. The e-gift card can be used to make purchases on the team’s official website. To encourage the purchase of merchandise and ticket purchases in Dogecoin by the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban’s NBA team, the […]
Franklin Templeton to recruit experts for Bitcoin trading and crypto research

Franklin Templeton is one of the world’s largest independent asset managers, with assets under management totalling more than $1.4 trillion. Franklin Templeton is the latest investment company to go on a hiring spree for cryptocurrency professionals, posting new job applications on Indeed.com in search of qualified candidates. According to job postings on LinkedIn, the American […]