The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has surged to become the second-largest Bitcoin futures exchange by open interest. CME’s open interest recently hit $3.58 billion, pushing it past Bybit and OKX to now rank only behind industry leader Binance. Binance currently leads with $3.9 billion in open interest. The regulated CME offers cash-settled Bitcoin futures contracts … Read More “CME Becomes Top Bitcoin Futures Exchange Behind Binance” »
Affiong Williams Interview with Affiong WilliamsFOUNDER AND CEO, REELFRUIT Lives in: Lagos, Nigeria Jeanette Clark interviews Affiong Williams, CEO of ReelFruit, about the prospects for Nigerian food companies to tap into the Nigerian diaspora living in the US. The US is the world’s biggest consumer market, estimated at $16 trillion. On the other hand, Nigeria, … Read More “Feeding the Nigerian diaspora in America: A prime agribusiness opportunity” »
Fees associated with health savings accounts are falling but only a fraction of account holders use their HSAs as investment vehicles — and financial advisors can help turn around the latter trend, experts said. Morningstar Inc. Thursday released its annual “landscape study” on HSAs, which shows that through the middle of this year, the total … Read More “HSA fees fall, but their use as investment vehicles remains limited” »
KCB RFC in Search of Historic 10th Floodlit Title KCB RFC in Search of Historic 10th Floodlit Title Defending Champions KCB RFC will be hunting for a record-breaking 10th floodlit rugby title when the team squares it out with Nondies in the tournament’s final at the Impala Grounds this Saturday. The bankers will miss the services … Read More “KCB RFC in Search of Historic 10th Floodlit Title” »
My Pivot Journal is a Ventures Africa weekly series documenting people’s career transitions from one industry to another, especially to tech. Olukunle Aboderin has always had a strong affinity for numbers. However, his passion for entertainment ultimately led him to a successful career as a DJ. After several years of spinning records and touring with chart-topping musicians, … Read More “My Pivot Journal: Olukunle Aboderin went from spinning records to crunching numbers” »
Elon Musk plans to turn X into a full-on finance platform within a year, saying that users won’t need a bank account anymore, according to a Verge report. He expects those features to launch by the end of 2024, he told X employees during an all-hands call on Thursday, JUST IN: Elon Musk plans to turn … Read More “Elon Musk to turn X into a full-on finance platform within a year” »
Inutu Zaloumis In Zambia’s real estate industry, there’s potential to develop gated residential estates, complete with water and power infrastructure, on the outskirts of the capital, Lusaka, where land prices are more affordable. Inutu Zaloumis, owner and managing director of Pam Golding Properties Zambia, suggests these serviced land plots be targeted at the middle-income self-build … Read More “Zambia real estate opportunities: From Lusaka to Livingstone” »
The SEC stepped up the number of enforcement actions it took in the most recent fiscal year, while the total amount of money ordered from securities laws violators dipped, according to statistics the agency’s leader released Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed more than 780 actions in fiscal 2023, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said … Read More “Actions increase in fiscal 2023” »
Accelerate TV is proud to unveil a brilliant ensemble of new hosts for the 6th season of the popular talk show “Shade Corner.” As we enter this fresh chapter, these dynamic personalities are set to take the show to new heights with their distinct charm, style, and unfiltered humour. Shade Corner has redefined talk shows … Read More “Accelerate Studios is bringing back the Shade” »
BRICS members India, Brazil, and China are consistently dumping the US treasuries by offloading billions worth of government bonds. The trio are looking to keep the US dollar from ending on a high against their respective local currencies. The US dollar is now at a 10-month high against BRICS currencies and the developing nations are … Read More “3 BRICS Countries Dump $18.5 Billion in US Treasuries” »
