- BTC, ETH, XRP Dive, Japan Reclassifies Crypto as Financial Assets
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- Tantalizers Assures Shareholders of Sustainable Growth
- Naira Rises as Foreign Reserves Approach $52 Billion
- BUA, Insurance, Tech Stocks Drag NGX Indices Lower
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- XRP Trades Soft as Ripple Urges Senate to Support Clarity Act
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Bitcoin (BTCUSD) price declined to $75,762.88 on Thursday amid hawkish Federal Reserve policy and escalating geopolitical tensions. Macro policy and risk-off…
Ripple’s XRP price dips to $1.36, underperforming a slightly softer broader market amid macro headwinds pressuring the entire crypto sector.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) All Share Index (NASI) closed at 206.30, reflecting a 0.2% decrease from the previous session, according to trading data from Wednesday.
Oil prices soared following reports that the US is preparing for an extended blockade of Iran. US crude rose 7.6% to $107.52 a barrel on Wednesday, and Brent rose to $ 119.54 per barrel, up 7.44%.
The naira rose against the US dollar at the Nigeria Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) amidst a significant surge in interbank turnover, according to daily FX data published by the Central Bank.
Equity investors posted N5.5 trillion in capital appreciation on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) as bargain hunting heated up amid the first-quarter earnings release.
XRP price stabilises around $1.38 on optimism after Ripple Chief Executive Brad Garlinghouse reiterated that the token remains the company’s guiding “North Star.”
The global crypto market cap rose to $2.57 trillion on Wednesday as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and HSBC flagged fake stablecoins, prompting capital to rotate towards the top digital assets.
Guaranty Trust Holding Company’s (GTCO) net profit slipped more than 15% to N218 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2026, from N259.9 billion posted in the equivalent period in 2025.
The South African rand is relatively weaker overnight, trading at R16.55 to the dollar, R19.38 to the euro, and R22.36 to the pound, First National Bank said in a morning brief.
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