The decentralized finance (defi) platform Dydx has introduced a new prediction market allowing traders to speculate on Donald Trump’s chances in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The decentralized platform enables users to leverage positions in a perpetual trading market tied to election results. Dydx Unveils Perpetual Prediction Market for 2024 Trump Election Outcome The Trump […]
Monochrome Asset Management has announced the launch of the Monochrome Ethereum ETF (IETH), marking Australia’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that provides direct access to ethereum. Trading under the ticker ‘IETH’ on Cboe Australia, the ETF will be available on most Australian brokerage platforms, allowing local investors to gain exposure to ethereum through a direct-holding structure. […]
Kenya, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Microsoft, has established the Africa Centre of Competence for Digital and AI Skill. This center aims to equip public sector employees with digital and AI skills to improve service delivery across Africa. It aligns with Kenya’s National Digital Master Plan and focuses on topics […]
Nigerian fintech startup Okra has entered the cloud infrastructure market in West Africa with its new subsidiary, Nebula. The move aims to diversify revenue and mitigate economic risks. Nebula offers a more affordable alternative to global cloud providers and aligns with the government’s push for local cloud adoption. Despite facing challenges, Okra hopes Nebula will […]
Deribit has announced the launch of the US Yield Coin (USYC) from Hashnote as a new yield-bearing cross-margin collateral option. USYC, an ERC-20 token backed by reverse repurchase agreements on U.S. Government Securities, provides traders with a stable and flexible collateral option that generates daily yield. The assets are secured in a segregated account at […]