The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently announced significant losses totaling 13.9 trillion naira (approximately 9 billion dollars). These losses resulted from the settlement of overdue derivative contracts in 2024.

Recently, the cryptocurrency community has been abuzz with the news that the exchange Kraken has acquired the futures trading platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion. This deal opens new horizons for Kraken, allowing it to offer crypto futures and derivatives in the United States for the first time, as well as aiming to expand into more traditional financial markets.