Nigeria Expands Its Crypto Universe As Bitkoin.Africa Launches Exchange (news: 02/10/17)

Today's press

• Wall Street indexes open at record highs

  (Reuters) - The three major U.S. stock indexes hit record highs at the open on Monday, the first trading day of the fourth quarter, on hopes of progress on President Donald Trump’s tax reform plan.

• Nigeria Expands Its Crypto Universe As Bitkoin.Africa Launches Exchange

  A dedicated Bitcoin exchange for Africa has launched after a four-month development phase from Nigeria-based programmers.

• Forex - Euro Falls Against Broadly Stronger Dollar on Catalonia Concerns

  Investing.com - The euro fell against the broadly stronger dollar on Monday after a police crackdown on an independence vote in Spain’s Catalonia rattled investors.

• Spain Vows to Double Down on Catalonia Opposition

  Spain’s government will consider using all means at its disposal to uphold the law in Catalonia, the justice minister said, praising the police for their “exemplary” action in defense of the constitution.

• Naira rebounds, closes at 365/dollar

  The naira closed at 365 per United States dollar on Friday, up from 367/dollar as dollar supply continued to improve.

• Alleged Bitcoin Money Launderer Has First Extradition Hearing

  Alleged former BTC-e employee Alexander Vinnik appeared in a Greek court on Friday for the first of what could be several hearings to determine where he will ultimately stand trial.