OpenSea has partnered with MetaMask to provide joint points boosts through MetaMask’s Rewards program (Season 1). This integration rewards OpenSea users with additional MetaMask points based on their performance in OpenSea’s recent rewards wave via Treasure Chest tiers. If you haven’t opted into MetaMask Rewards yet, use the referral code OPNSEA for an instant 500 […] The post OpenSea Tie-in with MetaMask Rewards on Point Boosts appeared first on Tekedia.

Russia has recently finalized a draft bill to legalize and regulate cryptocurrency trading within the country, marking a significant shift toward broader acceptance of digital assets. This development builds on the Bank of Russia’s framework announced in late December 2025, which proposed allowing both qualified (professional) and non-qualified (retail) investors to buy cryptocurrencies under strict […] The post Russia Finalizes Draft Bill to Legalize and Regulate Cryptocurrency Trading  appeared first on Tekedia.

Pakistan has recently partnered with an affiliate of World Liberty Financial (WLF), the cryptocurrency platform linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, to explore the integration and use of its USD1 stablecoin for cross-border payments and digital finance initiatives. Pakistan’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SC Financial Technologies, […] The post Pakistan Partners with WLFI USD1 for Cross-border Payments  appeared first on Tekedia.

As Bitcoin inches closer to the highly anticipated $100,000 milestone, the crypto market is buzzing with renewed optimism. Following the BTC rally, MicroStrategy founder and longtime Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor has taken a swipe at bears, who anticipate a downward price action. Saylor’s post on X mocks Bitcoin bears with a chess meme, depicting a […] The post “They Can’t Even Play Chess”: Saylor Mocks BTC Bears as Bitcoin Surges Towards $100k appeared first on Tekedia.

The expansion of Grayscale’s “Assets Under Consideration” list to 36 altcoins for Q1 2026 carries several notable implications for the crypto market, institutional adoption, and individual investors. While inclusion on the list is not a commitment to launch products many assets may never make it to a trust or ETF, it serves as a strong […] The post Grayscale’s List of 36 Altcoins Bucked the Trend with Inflows, as Rekt Drinks Introduces Token Incentive for In Store Purchases appeared first on Tekedia.

Bitcoin ETFs break 4 day outflow streak with $117M of net inflows” refers to recent data from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. The funds recorded approximately $116.67 million to $117 million in net inflows sources vary slightly on the exact figure, often rounded to $117M, snapping a four-day streak of outflows that totaled over $1.3 billion […] The post Bitcoin ETFs Break 4 Days Streak with $117M Net Inflows, as Bitcoin Keeps Exhibiting Two-Phase Reaction on Global Escalations appeared first on Tekedia.

Silver’s been on an absolute tear lately. As of today the spot price is hovering around $90–$91 per ounce, with recent quotes from major sources like Kitco ($90.65–$90.90 bid/ask), APMEX ($91.47), JM Bullion ~$91.54, and others in that ballpark. It’s pulled back a bit today, down roughly 2–3% in early trading, but that’s after smashing […] The post Silver Price at $90 Shows its Edge as a Safe Haven Asset appeared first on Tekedia.

Polygon Labs has acquired Coinme and Sequence in a major deal announced on January 13, 2026. The transactions, valued at more than $250 million combined, position Polygon to become a regulated U.S. payments platform focused on stablecoin-based transactions and global money movement. Key Details of the Acquisition Coinme, a crypto payments firm known for its […] The post Polygon Acquisition of Coinme and Sequence Builds on its Stablecoin Rail appeared first on Tekedia.

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder of Binance, has joined Genius Trading also known as Genius Terminal as an advisor following a significant investment from YZi Labs, his family office along with co-founder Yi He, spun out from Binance Labs. YZi Labs made a “multi-8-figure” investment well above $10 million, described in some reports as tens […] The post CZ Binance Joins Genius Terminal as a Strategic Advisor appeared first on Tekedia.

The Senate markup on the crypto market structure bill often referred to in connection with frameworks like the CLARITY Act or building on prior FIT21 legislation has been delayed for the Senate Agriculture Committee version. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) announced on January 12-13, 2026, that the planned markup—originally aligned with the Senate […] The post Senate Markup on CLARITY Act Delayed for Agriculture Committee Version  appeared first on Tekedia.

Tokenized stocks— blockchain-based representations of traditional equities like Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, and others have reached a significant milestone, with on-chain monthly trading volume hitting a record high of approximately $800 million. This figure comes from recent market analysis shared by The Kobeissi Letter and echoed across crypto analytics sources. It reflects rapidly growing liquidity as […] The post Tokenized Stocks Crossed $800M Milestone appeared first on Tekedia.

Bullish signs are showing up across the market again. Dogecoin is flashing early turnaround hints. Zcash is fighting to take back lost ground after a steep slide. Traders are glued to charts, hunting for the next big move. But price patterns by themselves don’t create lasting gains. What counts is whether demand can keep going […] The post Dogecoin and Zcash Hunt for Momentum While Zero Knowledge Proof Runs Live Auction With $100M Foundation appeared first on Tekedia.

As cross-continental digitalisation developments converge to forge tomorrow’s AI economy, Africa today is united in its ambition to become a thriving, technologically empowered market where world-class digital infrastructure yields unprecedented socio-economic returns. At the forefront of this shared pursuit stands a central catalyst: data centres, the physical environments engineered to support the compute, storage, and […] The post Africa’s US$1.5tn digital economy at risk from transmission gaps, fragmentation appeared first on Tech In Africa.

4 African Tech Pivots That Turned “Almost” Into Breakthrough African tech success rarely follows the original pitch deck. The companies that endure tend to do something harder: admit the first model is capped, then pivot into what the market will reliably pay for. Here are four high-confidence examples where the pivot, not the initial idea, […] The post 4 Times an African Founder Pivoted and Won: From Near-Failure to Breakthrough appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Bitcoin has surged to a 50-day high, briefly climbing above $97,000 in recent trading sessions amid escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran. This rally, which began around January 13, 2026, pushed BTC past key resistance levels not seen since mid-November 2025, with prices hovering around $96,000–$97,000 as of January 15, 2026. The price […] The post Bitcoin Hits 50-Day High as US–Iran War Tensions Escalate appeared first on Tekedia.

President Donald Trump’s call for a one-year cap of 10% on credit card interest rates has evolved into more than a policy soundbite. It is now a flashpoint that exposes long-standing tensions in the U.S. consumer finance system, pitting banks and card issuers against fintech executives and consumer advocates, while raising questions about how far […] The post Trump’s 10% Credit Card Rate Cap Proposal Splits Corporate America, Exposing Fault Lines in Consumer Finance appeared first on Tekedia.

Several trends are shaping the crypto space at the moment. The Dogecoin price continues to push higher, with many market watchers suggesting the move could stretch into 2026. At the same time, the XRP price has slipped by 5.52%, raising fresh questions about its short-term direction. At the center of attention, however, is BlockDAG (BDAG). […] The post BlockDAG’s Fast-Approaching Presale Deadline and 16.67× ROI Potential Draw Traders’ Attention! XRP & DOGE Show Rally appeared first on Tekedia.

Spartans.com has officially opened global entry for a fully customized hypercar giveaway, featuring a one-of-one Koenigsegg Jesko transformed by luxury automotive tuner MANSORY. This is not a test run, digital reward, or teaser campaign. The vehicle exists, the entry rules are published openly, and the entire giveaway follows strict international sweepstakes laws. Anyone eligible can […] The post Spartans Launches Global Giveaway: Win a One-of-One Mansory Jesko Hypercar appeared first on Tekedia.

As of mid-January, the crypto market is holding a massive $3.09 trillion total value. While the World Liberty Financial crypto platform just launched its lending market, and the latest xrp news shows record ETF trading of $219 million, things are slowing down. Experts observe that these big names are now too large to offer the […] The post Forget World Liberty & XRP: Milk Mocha ($HUGS) Presale is the Only Path to 5000x Gains appeared first on Tekedia.

For a long time, casino promotions have relied on promises. Sign-up bonuses, boosted odds, and limited offers are presented as rewards, but often come with layers of conditions that shift the balance away from the player. The online casino giveaway, now live on Spartans, takes a noticeably different approach. It centers on the MANSORY Jesko: […] The post Spartans Brings the World’s Only MANSORY Jesko Into a Live Giveaway appeared first on Tekedia.

AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems has struck a landmark agreement with OpenAI to supply up to 750 megawatts of computing power through 2028. The deal, which underscores both OpenAI’s escalating demand for specialized AI infrastructure and Cerebras’ ambition to emerge as a serious alternative to Nvidia in the booming AI hardware market, marks one of the […] The post Cerebras Lands $10bn OpenAI Deal, Deepening Its Challenge to Nvidia and Reshaping the AI Compute Market appeared first on Tekedia.

Sentiment in the Bitcoin market has recently shown signs of improvement, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index moving into the neutral-to-greed zone for the first time in months. The index, which tracks overall investor sentiment, reportedly registered a “greed” score following weeks of fear and extreme fear. On Thursday, it reached a reading of […] The post Bitcoin Sentiment Improves Amid Rally, Fear & Greed Index Shows Improved Mood as Traders Eye $100K Milestone appeared first on Tekedia.

In a decision with wide implications for consumers, competition, and the secondary phone market, the Federal Communications Commission has granted Verizon a waiver that allows it to lock phones to its network for longer periods. The move scraps a long-standing requirement that forced the carrier to unlock handsets 60 days after activation, a rule that […] The post FCC Relaxes Verizon Phone Unlocking Rule, Reshaping How Easily Customers Can Switch Carriers appeared first on Tekedia.

Anthropic’s latest product release is as much a demonstration as it is a tool. Cowork, the company’s new agentic assistant designed for non-coding tasks, was largely built by Claude itself — a clear illustration of how AI-powered coding tools are reshaping how software products are created, tested, and shipped. Announced on Monday, Cowork is positioned […] The post Anthropic Says Claude AI Mostly Wrote Cowork, Its Latest Product appeared first on Tekedia.

Dell employees have been warned to brace for a moment that will redraw how the 42-year-old company actually works. On May 3, large parts of the business will switch, all at once, to a single enterprise operating platform, ending decades of fragmented systems, duplicated tools, and function-by-function autonomy. Jeff Clarke, Dell’s chief operating officer and […] The post Inside Dell’s One-Day Reset: How an AI Push Is Forcing the Biggest Internal Overhaul in the Company’s History appeared first on Tekedia.

When most new crypto projects launch, the story is the same: raise millions on a whitepaper, then try to build the thing that was promised. Often, it takes years. Sometimes, it never happens. Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) didn’t follow that script. It built the entire foundation before ever opening its token auction. By the time […] The post The Smartest Bet Among the Best Cryptocurrencies to Invest In: ZKP Spent $100M Before Selling a Single Token appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. government is taking an unusually direct role in shoring up its weapons supply chain, committing $1 billion to L3Harris Technologies’ expanding rocket motor business. The decision is part of a broader and increasingly explicit policy shift in Washington, which has seen the federal government move from being merely a regulator and customer to […] The post Pentagon Takes Equity Stake in Missile Supply Chain as U.S. Bets $1bn on L3Harris Rocket Motors appeared first on Tekedia.

As 2026 begins, the anticipation surrounding Ozak AI is intensifying across the crypto sector. While most new tokens struggle to gain market attention before listing, Ozak AI is doing the opposite — capturing significant momentum months ahead of launch. With its presale funding climbing over $5.63 million and analysts aligning around a $1 projected listing […] The post Ozak AI’s Projected Launch Price Could Set the Stage for One of the Strongest New-Token Rallies in 2026 appeared first on Tekedia.

Nigeria closed 2025 with headline inflation at 15.15% in December, down 19.65 percentage points from 34.80% recorded in December 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Bitcoin began as a small idea in 2009, shared by a few coders online. Now the orange coin shows up in games, song sites, art shops, and many web hubs. Stores that once took only cards now add a clear “Pay with Bitcoin” mark. The shift can look sharp when you scroll fast. Yet it […] The post Why Bitcoin Adoption Is Growing Across Digital Industries appeared first on Tekedia.

Sports betting can feel like a ride at a fair. Odds jump, hands sweat, and cash moves with each play. Trust has to stay steady. You give a site your cash, your name, and time you will not get back. You also share your phone and mail, so the site must guard them well. The […] The post Why Trust Is Everything in Sports Betting Platforms appeared first on Tekedia.

The cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving, with hackers increasingly utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to execute sophisticated attacks against their targets. To defend against these AI-driven threats, organisations must adopt data protection solutions that harness AI – essentially, “fighting fire with fire.” The IT space today is a battlefield, with cyberattacks getting smarter, faster, and harder […]

Bolt South Africa has launched “Bolt Your Matric Comeback,” an initiative sponsoring 1,000 learner rides to help young people access matric rewrites, supplementary exams and academic support programs. With more than 900,000 learners having written matric and an official 88 percent pass rate, thousands of young people will now need to rewrite exams or attend […]

In a landmark move for South Africa’s technology and manufacturing landscape, Uhuru Consumer Electronics has been officially selected as a local Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in the RT 15 Contract by the National Treasury. The partnership positions Uhuru as a key player in local smartphone design, assembly, and distribution, supporting Telkom’s commitment to digital inclusion, […]

Across Africa the appeal to vibe coding is obvious, but speed has a cost. This is the challenge that Cencori, a Nigerian AI startup positioning itself as the “Cloudflare for AI,” says it wants to address.

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