As policymakers and international institutions raise concerns over the growing use of stablecoins in Nigeria and other emerging markets, the debate has largely centred on risks to monetary sovereignty and financial stability. In this exclusive interview with FRIDAY EHIME ALEX, the CEO and Co-Founder of WeFi, Maksym Sakharov, argues that the rapid adoption of dollar-backed …
The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics has faulted the International Monetary Fund’s warning that stablecoins threaten Nigeria’s monetary sovereignty. The think tank group argued instead that the growing use of digital dollar-backed assets reflects deep economic problems within the country. In a policy brief released on Tuesday, June 16, by its chairman, Dele Oye, …
CoinMarketCap’s head of research on market cycles, Alice Liu, has predicted that a full-blown crypto bull run will kick off in Q1 2026, with February and March delivering the fireworks. “We are going to see a market comeback in Q1 of 2026,” Liu said, adding, “February and March will be a bull market again, based …
CZ Makes a Big Move: $2.5 Million Investment in $ASTER Token Shaking Cryptocurrency! Yesterday, Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the founder of Binance, announced he bought 2 million $ASTER tokens for $2.5 million on Binance’s spot market, planning to hold them long-term, much like his early BNB investment. This bold …
TRON’s blockchain recorded $1.1 billion in stablecoin inflows over the past week, while PLASMA, launched just last month with Tether’s backing, lost a staggering $996 million in the same period, reflecting a seismic shift in the crypto world on October 11, 2025. This clash highlights TRON’s dominance with low fees and USDT/USDC support for remittances …
