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Ethereum is getting two headline signals at once, and they point in different directions.On-chain trackers have flagged a burst of ETH sales linked to Vitalik Buterin, the network’s most recognizable figure.At nearly the same time, the Ethereum Foundation began staking part of its treasury, positioning the move as a long-term shift in how it funds itself and supports the chain.In a stronger market, both developments might register as routine. In today’s thin, risk-off tape, the contrast is the story. One headline looks like selling. The other looks like commitment.As a result, ETH investors are left to decide which message matters…

Only 20 of Nigeria’s 33 deposit money banks have met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) new minimum capital requirements less than a month before the March 31, 2026, deadline, CBN governor Olayemi Cardoso said.  “Of the 33 banks that have raised additional capital, 20 have met the new minimum capital requirements, reaffirming the steady progress towards a more robust capitalised financial system,” he said during the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) briefing on Tuesday. His comments come as Nigeria’s most ambitious banking recapitalisation drive in nearly two decades enters its final stretch, with lagging lenders facing shrinking options ahead of…

Joe Maring / Android AuthorityTL;DR In the latest Google app beta, we’ve spotted the testing of a new toggle for voice search behavior. It could let you choose between auto-submitting queries when you pause and manually tapping to search. This would prevent your voice search queries from being submitted early by accident, but the feature isn’t working properly yet. Voice search in the Google app has been getting a steady glow-up lately, leaning into the same Gemini-inspired aesthetic we’ve seen across AI Mode and other Google interfaces. But while the visuals have been evolving, the underlying behavior hasn’t changed much.…

By Dr. Macharia Kihuro In a recent public statement, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced it would terminate its credit rating relationship with Fitch Ratings. The rationale for this decision was particularly striking. The bank attributed the move to its “firm belief that the credit rating exercise no longer reflects a good understanding of the Bank’s Establishment Agreement, its mission, or its mandate.” It further emphasized that its business profile remains “robust, underpinned by strong shareholder relationships and the legal protections embedded in its Establishment Agreement” which is a treaty signed and ratified by its member states. At the core…

Sygnia‘s Magda Wierzycka has announced a venture capital fund aimed at stopping South African AI startups from relocating overseas, promising seed capital and hands-on support for homegrown teams, reports Cape {town} Etc. Magda Wierzycka is the co-founder and chief executive of Sygnia Ltd, one of South Africa’s largest asset management firms. She is widely recognised as one of the country’s most influential business leaders and is often cited as South Africa’s richest woman, known for her outspoken views on governance and investment reform. According to Business Insider Africa, The fund will invest directly and run a national competition to find…

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Crypto.com said Monday that it has secured conditional approval for a national bank trust charter from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).In a Monday statement, the cryptocurrency exchange said that once fully approved as a federally regulated institution, it would be established to operate as a custodian across the US, subject to OCC oversight. The company submitted its application in October, saying at the time that it planned to provide custody services for digital asset treasuries, exchange-traded funds, and others.“This conditional approval is the latest testament to both our commitment to compliance and to providing customers…

Developer relations is often described as one of tech’s most “borderless” careers. The work lives online: documentation, sample apps, community conversations, product feedback loops, and the public proof of shipping in the open. In theory, if you can build and communicate, your location shouldn’t matter. In Africa, it still does Not because African developers lack talent, but because DevRel is an infrastructure role. It depends on access: to companies that can hire for it, to products that already have developer ecosystems, to travel budgets and conference stages, and to networks that convert visibility into opportunity. It also depends on credibility…

Anthropic has launched Claude in PowerPoint, a Microsoft 365 add-in that embeds its Claude AI assistant directly inside PowerPoint. The tool is rolling out as a research preview for Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers. The add-in, distributed through Microsoft AppSource, integrates Claude into an active PowerPoint session.It can generate new slides, edit existing ones, and build complete presentation structures from natural-language prompts while respecting the presentation’s existing slide master, layouts, fonts, and color schemes.This release continues Anthropic’s push into productivity software by bringing Claude from standalone chat interfaces into document-based workflows.How Claude Inside PowerPoint WorksAnthropic says Claude first…

** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **Proparco – the French development finance institution – has committed $42 million to the first close of African Development Partners IV (ADP IV), the latest fund from Development Partners International (DPI), alongside other development finance institutions and private investors.ADP IV continues DPI’s strategy of investing in growing companies across Africa. DPI expects to build a pan-African portfolio of around a dozen mid-to-large-cap businesses across sectors including education, healthcare, financial services, industry, the digital economy and fast-moving consumer goods.“This investment in ADP IV reflects our…