Chainlink Labs announced its new Data Streams product: a real-time market data platform for U.S. equities and ETFs, now active on 37 blockchains. Data Streams provide sub-second pricing for assets like $SPY, $QQQ, $AAPL, $MSFT, $NVDA, and $CRCL, along with vital market metadata. Each update includes market‑hours status, staleness indicators, and circuit‑breaker support—features essential for| Disrupt Africa
Decentralized finance (DeFi) already processes billions of dollars daily, through protocols like Aave and Maple. With it, users can generate yields far exceeding those offered by banks. Yet for all its potential, mainstream adoption remains elusive. Today’s DeFi landscape forces users to switch between multiple tools to bridge, swap, and deposit tokens, not to mention| Disrupt Africa
Marcello Coppo, an Italian member of Parliament and lawmaker, has expressed his views on Italy‘s stance on cryptocurrency and Bitcoin at large. Although he accepted that a strategic Bitcoin reserve is not the country‘s current priority, he believes it’s inevitable that lawmakers will move in that direction sooner rather than later. Today, Italy holds the| Disrupt Africa
$BTC has dropped below $115K, but long-term holders aren’t backing off. They’re loading up before the next bull surge. Meanwhile, on-chain data reveals that short-term holders are inching toward breakeven, hinting at a risk of panic selloffs. As the tension and volatility build up, Bitcoin Hyper smashes through $7M in its viral token presale. Leaning| Disrupt Africa
South African payment services provider Peach Payments has partnered with bitcoin and crypto payments solution provider MoneyBadger to enable its merchants to accept payment in bitcoin and other crypto assets. Peach Payments is a fast-growing African payment solution provider (PSP) that makes offline and online payments easier and more accessible across Kenya, Mauritius and South| Disrupt Africa
A chartered accountant, Kiara Suttner-Tromp has around a decade of experience in private equity and fund management. She joined HAVAIC in 2019, having previously worked for RisCura and KPMG, and became a partner last year.| Disrupt Africa
The SEC just increased position limits on Bitcoin ETF options by up to 10x, allowing traders to hold more contracts and create large-scale covered call strategies. This move would decrease Bitcoin’s volatility, making it more appealing to institutional investors looking for a balanced risk exposure, as NYDIG analysts observe. The move is set to make| Disrupt Africa
Just how high can $DOGE go? News that Dogecoin just closed its third consecutive monthly candle in a bullish engulfing pattern – a rare and technically significant formation – has sparked a new surge of meme coin enthusiasm. Historically, the pattern has come before major price rallies. If $DOGE begins an upward run, will other| Disrupt Africa
China is ready to succumb to the stablecoin fever and re-engage with the crypto market, according to Dr. Xiao Feng, CEO of HashKey Group. The subject came up during an interview with industry expert, Liu Feng, where the two discussed Hong Kong’s Anti-Money Laundering policies, the global digital finance race, and the blockchain as an| Disrupt Africa
Over the weekend, Ethereum – on a remarkable run from $2,591 to highs of $3,936 over the past month – finally sank beneath the waves, falling to $3,372. And as it sank, two whales swam in and began feeding, buying the dip. This could jumpstart the crypto market, as whale action often does, and that| Disrupt Africa
