Tom Lee, the co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors and a longtime crypto bull, made waves this week by stating that the cryptocurrency market has officially “bottomed” after a brutal correction phase. Speaking at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai on December 3-4, 2025, Lee attributed the recent downturn—marked by aggressive deleveraging and factors like quantum computing […] The post Tom Lee Declares Crypto Has Bottomed As Sappy Seals’ Omnia Playtest Goes Live appeared first on Tekedia.

AlphaTON Capital Corp (Nasdaq: ATON), a Nasdaq-listed digital asset technology company focused on the Telegram and TON, The Open Network ecosystem, announced it has filed a $420.69 million shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This filing marks a significant milestone, as the company has exited the SEC’s “baby shelf rules”—restrictions […] The post AlphaTON Capital Files for $420.69M Shelf Registration With US SEC appeared first on Tekedia.

The New York Times has taken its fight against Perplexity to a new level, filing a lawsuit in federal court that accuses the fast-growing AI startup of systematically lifting, reproducing, and monetizing the newspaper’s journalism without permission. The complaint, submitted Friday in the Southern District of New York, alleges that Perplexity “unlawfully crawls, scrapes, copies, […] The post NYT Escalates Legal War With Perplexity, Accuses Startup of Lifting and Monetizing Its Journalism appeared first on Tekedia.

Ana María Caballero, the acclaimed poet and blockchain artist known for blending verse with digital collectibles, is launching a free mint for her latest work, “In Record Time”, on OpenSea. This drop builds on her ongoing “Paperwork” series, which explores themes of bureaucracy, identity, and the poetic absurd through generative text-based NFTs. As a free […] The post Ana Marie Caballero Launches a free mint for her Latest Work “In Record Time” on OpenSea. appeared first on Tekedia.

Meta has struck new commercial agreements with major news publishers to feed its Meta AI chatbot with real-time global, entertainment, and breaking news, marking a sharp pivot from the company’s retreat from news distribution in recent years. The tech giant said on Friday that users who ask Meta AI news-related questions will now get responses […] The post Meta Signs Real-Time News Deals, as Wikipedia Seeks Compensation on Data appeared first on Tekedia.

The crypto community is buzzing again, but this time it isn’t about DOGE, SHIB, or even the recently revived PEPE surge. The spotlight has shifted to Little Pepe (LILPEPE), a meme coin that’s flipping the narrative and drawing in both seasoned investors and fresh degens looking for the next big move. At its current presale […] The post Investors Are Loading Up on This Crypto Below $0.0025 Expected to Hit $0.45 Before XRP’s $10 Pump appeared first on Tekedia.

Crypto market momentum is shifting rapidly toward early-stage AI projects as traders and analysts focus on where the next major parabolic wave will originate. Among all emerging tokens, Ozak AI has become the standout name—repeatedly appearing in analyst forecasts as one of the few projects capable of delivering life-changing multipliers in the 2025–26 cycle. With […] The post Flipping Just $1,500 Into Ozak AI Could Build a Six-Figure Portfolio by 2026 appeared first on Tekedia.

OpenAI could publicly reveal its next-generation model, GPT-5.2, as early as next week, according to a report by The Verge, signaling one of the fastest deployment cycles the company has attempted since ChatGPT debuted two years ago. The potential release date—moved up from mid-December to possibly December 9—comes at a moment of intense pressure inside […] The post OpenAI Poised to Unveil GPT-5.2 as Early as Next Week in Accelerated Bid to Counter Google’s Gemini Surge appeared first on Tekedia.

In a landmark decision that significantly expands the scope of presidential authority, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump may remove members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) at will, without requiring cause. The 2-1 decision from a panel of the U.S. Court of […] The post U.S. Appeals Court Hands President Trump Unilateral Power to Fire Labor and Employment Board Officials appeared first on Tekedia.

Kenya is selling a 15 percent stake in Safaricom to South Africa’s Vodacom in a deal valued at about $1.6 billion, marking one of the country’s biggest-ever divestments as President William Ruto’s government turns to asset sales to stabilize public finances. Finance Minister John Mbadi confirmed the agreement on Thursday, saying the proceeds will serve […] The post Kenya Sells $1.6bn Safaricom Stake, Hands Vodacom Control as Ruto Hunts Cash to Ease Fiscal Strain appeared first on Tekedia.

Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s television, film studios, and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal that would place one of Hollywood’s oldest entertainment empires under the control of a company that built its global dominance by disrupting the very idea of a traditional studio. The agreement caps a fierce, weeks-long bidding […] The post Netflix Set To Buy Warner Bros Discovery for $72bn, Sets Up a Historic Hollywood Showdown appeared first on Tekedia.

An Italian unit of e-commerce giant Amazon has agreed to a massive financial settlement of approximately €180 million ($210 million) with the Italian tax agency, and, critically, has scrapped its proprietary monitoring system for delivery staff. This decisive move ends a high-profile probe into alleged tax fraud and illegal labor practices, according to sources familiar […] The post Amazon Pays €180m and Scraps Algorithmic Monitoring to Settle Landmark Italian Tax and Labor Probe appeared first on Tekedia.

The European Commission slapped a €120 million fine on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, marking the first enforcement of the bloc’s landmark Digital Services Act (DSA) against a major social-media platform. The ruling grounds its decision on multiple breaches: X’s paid “blue checkmark” system was deemed a deceptive design, the company failed to maintain a […] The post Elon Musk’s X Fined €120m by European Union — What It Means for Social Media, Regulation and U.S.–EU Tech Tensions appeared first on Tekedia.

A potential artificial intelligence bubble will deflate faster than earlier tech cycles but ultimately give way to an even stronger rebound once enterprise adoption aligns with the enormous infrastructure build-out underway, according to NTT DATA Inc. chief executive Abhijit Dubey. Dubey said in an interview with the Reuters Global Markets Forum that even though concerns […] The post NTT DATA Chief Says AI Bubble Will Deflate Fast and Any Correction Will Be Brief appeared first on Tekedia.

At Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and gold maximalist Peter Schiff went head-to-head in a highly anticipated debate: Bitcoin vs. Tokenized Gold as the Future of Sound Money. The event drew massive online buzz, with X users calling it a “masterclass” in crypto advocacy. CZ didn’t just defend Bitcoin—he dismantled […] The post The Epic Showdown; CZ vs. Peter Schiff on Bitcoin vs. Gold appeared first on Tekedia.

Europol announced the successful takedown of a sophisticated international criminal network responsible for operating fake cryptocurrency investment platforms and laundering over €700 million approximately $815 million in illicit funds. This multi-year operation, coordinated across Europe and beyond, culminated in coordinated raids and arrests, marking a significant blow to online investment scams exploiting crypto’s anonymity. The […] The post Europol Dismantles €700M Crypto Fraud and Laundering Network appeared first on Tekedia.

MetaMask has officially integrated Polymarket into its mobile app, launching “MetaMask Prediction Markets”. This feature embeds Polymarket’s decentralized prediction markets directly into the wallet interface, allowing users to bet on real-world event outcomes—like elections, sports, or economic forecasts—using USDC stablecoins without leaving the app. Users fund their wallet swapping other assets for USDC if needed, […] The post Polymarket Integrated into MetaMask Prediction as Race for Liquidity Deepens appeared first on Tekedia.

Greetings! Our co-learners are holding their physical graduation today in Lagos. Later this evening, we will host the Graduation Lecture, the academic festival that marks the conclusion of every Tekedia Mini-MBA edition. This will be our 18th Graduation Lecture, and the topic is “2030s – The Decade of Nigeria’s Capital Market.” It will be delivered by our Lead Faculty, […] The post You’re Invited to Tekedia Graduation Lecture: 2030s – The Decade of Nigeria’s Capital Market appeared first on Tekedia.

Earning free Bitcoin daily through cloud mining has become a major trend in 2025, especially as traditional mining becomes more expensive and technical. With global electricity costs rising and ASIC hardware priced beyond the reach of most new miners, cloud mining platforms have become a convenient and profitable alternative. But trust is everything in this […] The post 5 Trusted Cloud Mining Platforms to Earn Free Bitcoin Daily in 2025 appeared first on Tekedia.

Africa’s AI wave is shifting from consumer tools to foundational infrastructure. These 23 startups are building the continent’s language models, data pipelines, edge-AI systems, chips, and hardware needed to power homegrown innovation in low-connectivity, low-compute environments. Together, they represent the strongest examples of Africa’s move from using global AI to engineering its own.

Every ten years, Nigeria’s business landscape undergoes a tectonic shift, a profound re-sequencing of market power that defines the subsequent era. This decade-by-decade evolution is a masterclass in market dynamism, driven fundamentally by technology and regulatory foresight. The 1990s heralded the rise of the New Generation Banks, which did not merely digitize banking but fundamentally […] The post It’s Graduation Day: 2030s – The Decade of Nigeria’s Capital Market – Ndubuisi Ekekwe appeared first on Tekedia.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about the risks of stablecoin adoption, particularly how it could accelerate currency substitution—a process where a foreign currency often the US dollar gradually replaces a local one in everyday transactions, savings, and economic activity. This concern was outlined in the IMF’s 56-page departmental paper titled […] The post The IMF’s Recent Warning on Stablecoins and Currency Substitution appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that listed spot cryptocurrency products, including Bitcoin, can now trade for the first time on federally regulated, CFTC-registered futures exchanges. This marks a pivotal shift, allowing direct spot trading, buying and selling actual crypto assets on platforms like Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) under full U.S. oversight, rather […] The post CFTC’s Historic Approval for Spot Bitcoin Trading on U.S. Regulated Exchanges appeared first on Tekedia.

South Korea has taken another step in its push to become a global Artificial Intelligence heavyweight, signing a sweeping agreement with SoftBank’s Arm Holdings to strengthen the country’s semiconductor and AI sectors. The deal, announced Friday by a presidential policy adviser, underscores Seoul’s determination to raise its profile in advanced chip design and secure talent […] The post South Korea Signs Major Tech Pact With SoftBank’s Arm to Supercharge Chip Design and AI Ambitions appeared first on Tekedia.

Tesla launched the new, lower-priced version of its Model 3 sedan in Europe on Friday, two months after its U.S. debut. This aggressive pricing move is a critical part of CEO Elon Musk’s efforts to revive the company’s core automotive business amid a prolonged and severe downturn in demand that has seen Tesla’s global sales […] The post Tesla Launches Lower-Priced Model 3 in Europe to Combat Sales Slump and Chinese Competition appeared first on Tekedia.

For more than a decade, Portugal has been one of the most attractive destinations for global investors seeking stability, mobility, and long-term residency in Europe. The country’s residency-by-investment program, widely known as the Golden Visa, has played a unique role in connecting international capital with national development priorities. As global migration trends shift and cross-border […] The post How Portugal Is Redefining Residency-by-Investment for a New Global Landscape appeared first on Tekedia.

The crackdown follows months of policy shifts that show regulators are increasingly concerned about the size, reach, and vulnerability of Nigeria’s agent banking ecosystem.

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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), titled “The Shift to 24×5 Trading: What It Means for U.S. Equity Markets”, explicitly highlights how the rise of 24×7 crypto markets is fueling global investor demand for extended trading hours in traditional U.S. equities. The report analyzes industry surveys and […] The post Review of DTCC and EY Report on the Shift to 24×5 Trading in U.S. Equities appeared first on Tekedia.

Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Paribu announced it has acquired a majority stake in CoinMENA, the leading Sharia-compliant crypto platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The transaction values CoinMENA at up to $240 million, marking Turkey’s largest fintech acquisition to date and its first cross-border purchase of a digital asset platform. Paribu, founded […] The post Paribu’s Acquisition of CoinMENA is A Major Milestone in Crypto Expansion appeared first on Tekedia.

The UK’s Electoral Commission released quarterly donation figures revealing that Christopher Harborne, a British billionaire and former shareholder in Tether the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin. USDT and its affiliated exchange Bitfinex, donated £9 million approximately $11.4–12 million to Reform UK, the right-wing populist party led by Nigel Farage. This marks the largest single […] The post Tether Investor Makes Record £9M Donation to Reform UK appeared first on Tekedia.

Chowdeck, the Nigerian on-demand food delivery service, has once again raised the bar in Nigeria’s food delivery space, after it announced a major milestone that vendors on its platform processed N1.4 billion during its Big Black Friday Weekend campaign. The company set an ambitious target ahead of the event at 50,000 orders in a single […] The post Chowdeck Processes N1.4 Billion as Black Friday Campaign Shatters Records appeared first on Tekedia.

Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer-2 network, Base, officially launched its mainnet bridge to Solana, enabling seamless asset transfers between the two ecosystems. Dubbed the “Base-Solana Bridge,” this connection is secured by Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) in partnership with Coinbase, ensuring independent verification of every cross-chain message to prevent single points of failure. The launch aligns with […] The post Base-Solana Bridge Launches is A Major Step for Cross-Chain Liquidity appeared first on Tekedia.

Researchers from the US have revealed some exciting data, which highlights the fact that gold nanoclusters, or superatoms, exhibit properties that are similar to quantum systems used today. Discoveries like this could not only make quantum computers more scalable but also more accessible. Using Gold Nanoclusters as Building Blocks Nomis Foundation has reported that quantum […] The post New Research Data Shows that Gold Nanoclusters Could Be Used in Quantum Computing appeared first on Tekedia.

This???????????????? week, Bitcoin accomplished a significant rally, essentially surpassing the $105,000 mark, and the whole crypto market got kind of lit because of that. Little Pepe, a Layer 2 blockchain combining fast transactions with meme culture, is benefiting from this trend. Large investors entering the market are driving prices higher, prompting interest in similar altcoins […] The post Top 3 Tokens to Invest in as Whale Buying Lifts Bitcoin Above $105,000 appeared first on Tekedia.

Crypto market sentiment is shifting rapidly as meme coins begin showing renewed signs of strength, with Dogecoin and Pepe both entering technical phases that hint at major upside potential. As liquidity flows back into high-volatility assets and trader confidence improves, analysts are once again highlighting the possibility of explosive meme-driven rallies similar to previous market […] The post DOGE and Pepe Could Rally Hard; Ozak AI Forecast Dominates the Future Curve appeared first on Tekedia.