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While the Nigerian legislative body is optimistic about the country’s adoption of eNaira, there is still significant work to be done to enhance the digital infrastructure for financial practices in the country. Nigeria is witnessing an increasing adoption of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as the country’s fiat money scarcity intensifies. Almost eighteen months after the introduction of its in-house digital token eNaira, Nigerians have begun the mass adoption of the CBDC as...

Currently, Google Bard is available to a few select customers in the US and UK. As per Google, Bard is “an early experiment … intended to help people boost their productivity, accelerate their ideas, and fuel their curiosity” On Tuesday, March 21, tech giant Google opened access to its AI chatbot tool Bard, which directly competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. However, this is limited access and Bard will be initially available only to selected users in the US and UK, who can join a waitlist at...

The Terran Orbital Q4 2022 release revealed revenue increases on a quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year basis. Satellite maker Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) recently posted its Q4 2022 earnings report, revealing an annual revenue increase of $94.2 million. This figure is more than double what Terran Orbital made in 2021. Terran Orbital’s revenue haul for Q4 2022 represented an increase of 130% year-over-year. The company reported that revenue grew from $27.8 million in the third quarter to...

Sweden’s largest pension fund Alecta dumped its First Republic Bank stake at a $728 million loss amid broader US banking losses.  Swedish pension fund Alecta recently offloaded its First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) shares following the latter’s massive drawdown. The leading Swedish pension fund was the fifth-largest shareholder at the embattled bank but now appears to have lost faith in First Republic. According to Alecta CEO Magnus Billing, uncertainty regarding the future of First Republic...

Crypto Finance AG, a leading provider of institutional-grade investment solutions, custody, and brokerage for digital assets, and part of Deutsche Börse Group, partners with Apex Group, a global financial services provider, to offer institutional-grade crypto products. The demand for crypto-related investment products is expected to grow in line with the exponential development of this new asset class. Therefore, trusted and regulated providers across the entire product value chain are...

Solana price started a decent increase above the $21.50 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $22 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $22.30 on the 4-hours chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $24.00 and $25.00 to continue higher in the near term. Solana price is trading above $22 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. SOL could start a...

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $25,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $27,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $28,100 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise if there is a clear move above $28,500 level. Bitcoin price is showing positive signs above $27,000 against the US Dollar. BTC might gain...

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered Core Scientific to transfer approximately $20.8 million worth of mining equipment to the energy infrastructure firm – Priority Power.  The entities had a dispute over two mining facilities located in Texas that were supposed to supply Core Scientific with 1,000 megawatts of electricity.  The Judge’s Decision The judge involved in Core Scientific’s bankruptcy case – David Jones – ordered the company...

Jatinder Singh, the 37-year-old partner of Thevamanogari Manivel, a Melbourne woman who mistakenly received $10.5 million instead of a $100 refund from digital asset exchange Crypto.com, has been granted bail by the Victorian County Court. Although Senior Constable Conor Healy argued that roughly $7 million had been recovered and Singh could flee with the outstanding balance, Judge Daniel Holding insisted on granting the bail. Court Grants Singh Bail Recall that an employee...

Jared Grey – the “Head Chef” (CEO) of the automated market maker Sushi Swap – is attempting to establish a $3 million legal defense fund after being subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Grey declined to comment further on the ongoing investigations but said he and Sushi were cooperating with the agency.  In a blog post on Tuesday, Grey said that the new Sushi Dao Legal Defense Fund would cover “reasonable attorney’s fees” for core contributors who have...