Economy

Bitfinex Lists Native Onomy Protocol Token to Tackle Forex Volatility

Published

3 years ago

16/03/2023

By Adedapo Adesanya

Top cryptocurrency trading company, Bitfinex, has listed the Onomy protocol token ($NOM) as part of efforts to use digital currencies with stable value (stablecoins) to address challenges that fiat exchanges create for traders.

With this move, Bitfinex’s listing has bridged the gap in the foreign exchange market (Forex), eliminating its high risk and volatility amidst other downsides.

Bitfinex, which offers state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers, is one of the first and few exchanges to list the new $NOM token.

Effective from March 15, 2023, traders can easily access and trade the $NOM token on Bitfinex with US Dollars (NOM/USD) and Tether tokens (NOM/USDT).

With Onomy, it will be possible to open doors to full-scale institutional and retail adoption of Web3, protocol plugs in the foreign exchange market into decentralised finance(DeFi), alleviating the many concerns associated with volatile digital assets.

Onomy protocol is an interoperable Layer-1 ecosystem built to converge Forex DeFi through cross-chain bridges that support a variety of crypto assets and stablecoin representation of fiat currencies.

Products include an innovative multi-chain wallet, bridge hub, a DEX supporting an order book experience fused with AMM liquidity pools, and a stablecoin issuance protocol.

The market is highly fragmented, with stablecoin liquidity existing on different chains, requiring multiple wallets, apps, bridges, oracles, etc, all in a complex interconnected web of entirely separated applications.

Onomy has driven changes in the currently outmoded and fragmented forex market, providing a robust blockchain-powered infrastructure, where all transactions in multi-trillion dollars of the vast market and stablecoins consisting of all major national currencies stablecoins: USD, EUR, YEN, SGD, and more are managed on-chain.

Through vertical integration, a scalable layer-1 powers the Onomy product suite, a DEX providing a CEX-like experience whilst empowering liquidity providers and a multi-chain mobile wallet, creating an unparalleled on-chain experience enabling all on-chain actions to be as seamless as using a FinTech or brokerage app like Robinhood.

Together, these components enable full access to onboard into Forex from any chain and fully manage all actions and primitives from a central on-chain hub with no intermediaries.

NOM is heavily integrated into various products of the Onomy Ecosystem, such as the programmatic buy and burn utilising AMM earnings from the Onomy Exchange.

How to Sign up and trade $NOM on Bitfinex

Get NOM on Bitfinex, join the Onomy Community, and contribute to the DAO. NOM is available to trade with US Dollars (NOM/USD) and Tether tokens (NOM/USDt).

To sign up now, follow these few easy steps:

Visit the Bitfinex website or download the Bitfinex mobile app and click on the sign-up button.
Use the African Bitfinex LEOs community affiliate code “9r9ifKfHx” to get a 6% discount on trading fees for life.
Create an account by entering the required details: username, email, password, country of residence and referral (optional).
Create and confirm a log-in pin code or enable touch ID or face ID, if your phone enables it.
You will be directed to the setup security page. Here, download the Google Authenticator app. If already downloaded, select the “I’ve installed the app” tab.
Open the GA app to directly add your new token. Alternatively, you can also select to use the QR or Setup key. Enter your code to enable 2FA setup.
Check your inbox to confirm your email address via an email sent by Bitfinex.
After email confirmation, accept the Bitfinex Terms of Service to complete the account setup and proceed to the trading page.
Once that is done, you can now trade the NOM ($NOM) on Bitfinex.

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform that has been in existence since 2012. As one of the oldest exchanges, Bitfinex is known for its robust service and security during all market environments, bull and bear markets, for more than 10 years.

The Onomy protocol on Bitfinex provides users with great convenience, helping them gain prompt access to $NOM, through an instant market with deterministic pricing and adequate liquidity. The protocol adopts the Bonding Curve Offering model, providing significant benefits to the token holders.

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Economy

Food Concepts Return NASD OTC Exchange to Danger Zone

Published

9 hours ago

05/12/2025

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya

Food Concepts Plc neutralized the gains recorded by three securities, returning the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange into the negative territory with a 0.27 per cent loss on Thursday, December 4.

Yesterday, the share price of the parent company of Chicken Republic and PieXpress declined by 34 Kobo to sell at N3.15 per unit compared with the previous day’s N3.49 per unit.

This shrank the market capitalisation of the OTC bourse by N5.72 billion to N2.136 billion from N2.142 trillion and weakened the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) by 9.57 points to 3,571.53 points from 3,581.10 points.

Business Post reports that Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc went down by 50 Kobo to N38.50 per share from N38.00 per share, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc gained 29 Kobo to sell at N55.79 per unit versus N55.50 per unit, and Geo-Fluids Plc added 5 Kobo to close at N4.60 per share compared with Wednesday’s closing price of N4.55 per share.

Trading data indicated that the volume of securities recorded at the session surged by 6,885.3 per cent to 4.3 million units from the 61,570 units posted a day earlier, the value of securities increased by 10,301.7 per cent to N947.2 million from N3.3 million, and the number of deals went up by 146.7 per cent to 37 deals from the 15 deals achieved in the previous trading session.

At the close of business, Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company (InfraCredit) Plc was the most traded stock by value on a year-to-date basis with the sale of 5.8 billion units for N16.4 billion, trailed by Okitipupa Plc with 170.4 million units worth N8.0 billion, and Air Liquide Plc with 507.5 million units valued at N4.2 billion.

InfraCredit Plc also finished the session as the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with 5.8 billion units transacted for N16.4 billion, followed by Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc with 1.2 billion units sold for N420.2 million, and Impresit Bakolori Plc with 536.9 million units traded for N524.9 million.

Economy

Investors Gain N97bn from Local Equity Market

Published

9 hours ago

05/12/2025

Dipo Olowookere

By Dipo Olowookere

The upward trend witnessed at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited in recent sessions continued on Thursday as it further improved by 0.10 per cent.

This was despite investor sentiment turning bearish after the local equity market ended with 23 price gainers and 28 price gainers, indicating a negative market breadth index.

UAC Nigeria gained 10.00 per cent to finish at N88.00, Morison Industries appreciated by 9.94 per cent to N3.54, Ecobank rose by 8.53 per cent to N36.90, and Coronation Insurance grew by 8.47 per cent to N2.56.

On the flip side, Ellah Lakes depreciated by 10.00 per cent to N13.14, Eunisell Nigeria also shed 10.00 per cent to finish at N72.90, Transcorp Hotels slipped by 9.95 per cent to N157.50, Omatek shrank by 9.23 per cent to N1.18, and Guinea Insurance dipped by 8.46 per cent to N1.19.

Yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) went up by 152.28 points to 145,476.15 points from 145,323.87 points and the market capitalisation chalked up N97 billion to finish at N92.726 trillion compared with the previous day’s N92.629 trillion.

Customs Street was bubbling with activities on Thursday, though the trading volume and value slightly went down, according to data.

A total of 1.9 billion stocks worth N19.2 billion exchanged hands in 23,369 deals during the session versus the N2.3 billion valued at N21.0 billion traded in 21,513 deals a day earlier.

This showed that the number of deals increased by 8.63 per cent, the volume of transactions depleted by 17.39 per cent, and the value of trades decreased by 8.57 per cent.

For another trading day, eTranzact led the activity chart with 1.6 billion units sold for N6.4 billion, Fidelity Bank traded 31.0 million units worth N589.3 million, GTCO exchanged 28.3 million units valued at N2.5 billion, Zenith Bank transacted 27.1 million units for N1.6 billion, and Ecobank traded 21.9 million units worth N744.3 million.

Economy

Naira Loses 18 Kobo Against Dollar at Official Market, N5 at Black Market

Published

10 hours ago

05/12/2025

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya

The Naira marginally depreciated against the United States Dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) on Thursday, December 4 amid renewed forex pressure associated with December.

At the official market yesterday, the Nigerian currency lost 0.01 per cent or 18 Kobo against the Dollar to close at N1,447.83/$1 compared with the previous day’s N1,447.65/$1.

It was not a different scenario with the local currency in the same market segment against the Pound Sterling as it further shed N15.43 to sell for N1,930.97/£1 versus Wednesday’s closing price of N1,925.08/£1 and declined against the Euro by 20 Kobo to finish at N1,688.74/€1 compared with the preceding session’s N1,688.54/€1.

Similarly, the Nigerian Naira lost N5 against the greenback in the black market to quote at N1,465/$1 compared with the previous day’s value of N1,460/$1 but closed flat against the Dollar at the GTBank FX counter at N1,453/$1.

Fluctuations in trading range is expected to continue during the festive season as traders expect the Nigerian currency to be stable, supported by intervention s by to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)in the face of steady dollar demand.

Support is also expected in coming weeks as seasonal activities, particularly the stylised “Detty December” festivities, will see inflows that will give the Naira a boost after it depreciated mildly last month, according to a new report.

“As the festive Detty December season intensifies, inbound travel, tourism spending, and diaspora inflows are expected to provide moderate support for FX liquidity,” analysts at the research unit of FMDA said in its latest monthly report for November.

Traders cited by Reuters expect that the Naira will trade within a band of N1,443-N1,450 next week, buoyed by improved FX interventions by the apex bank.

Meanwhile, the crypto market was down as the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, core PCE, likely rose in September—moving in the wrong direction. However, volatility indices show no signs of major turbulence.

If the actual figure matches estimates, it would mark 55 straight months of inflation above the US central bank’s 2 per cent target. The sticky inflation would strengthen the hawkish policymakers, who are in favour of slower rate cuts.

Ripple (XRP) depreciated by 4.5 per cent to $2.08, Solana (SOL) went down by 3.8 per cent to $138.11, Litecoin (LTC) shrank by 3.1 per cent to $83.23, Dogecoin (DOGE) slid by 2.5 per cent to $0.1463, Cardano (ADA) declined by 2.1 per cent to $0.4368, Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 0.9 per cent to $91,975.45, Binance Coin (BNB) crumbled by 0.9 per cent to $899.41, and Ethereum (ETH) dropped by 0.7 per cent to $3,156.44, while the US Dollar Tether (USDT) and the US Dollar Coin (USDC) closed flat at $1.00 apiece.