Hassan Shittu, Publisher at CoinCodex

Hassan Shittu

Hassan Shittu is a Web3 and finance journalist and editor with over six years of experience writing for crypto-native, stock market and tech publications. A five-year Web3 trader with hands-on experience in meme coins and NFTs, he brings firsthand market knowledge and a technical writing background to his coverage. Outside of crypto, he enjoys football.

Hassan Shittu Latest Articles

Trump Turns to Defense Production Act as Oil Prices Hit $113
Trump Turns to Defense Production Act as Oil Prices Hit $113

Trump uses the Defense Production Act to commit $150 million to expand US oil production as Brent crude climbs above $113 amid Middle East tensions and rising fuel costs.

Hassan Shittu • 24 days ago
SoFi Launches Tokenized Deposit Product Offering 4.4% Interest on Crypto Cash
SoFi Launches Tokenized Deposit Product Offering 4.4% Interest on Crypto Cash

SoFi launches SOFIE, a tokenized bank deposit offering 4.40% APY on eligible crypto cash, with FDIC insurance subject to coverage limits and conversion into SoFiUSD.

Hassan Shittu • 24 days ago
China Stocks Enter Bear Market as $2.4 Trillion AI Selloff and Economic Fears Hit CSI 300
China Stocks Enter Bear Market as $2.4 Trillion AI Selloff and Economic Fears Hit CSI 300

China’s CSI 300 enters bear market territory after falling over 20% from its June peak, as a $2.4 trillion selloff, AI valuation fears, and weak economic demand hit stocks

Hassan Shittu • 24 days ago
Tesla and SpaceX Merger Could Create Top 6 Bitcoin Holder With 30,221 BTC
Tesla and SpaceX Merger Could Create Top 6 Bitcoin Holder With 30,221 BTC

Tesla and SpaceX hold 30,221 Bitcoin worth about $2.51 billion as Elon Musk considers a merger that could create one of the largest corporate BTC treasuries.

Hassan Shittu • 24 days ago
Salesforce Bets $5.66B on Braze Acquisition to Expand AI-Powered Customer Engagement
Salesforce Bets $5.66B on Braze Acquisition to Expand AI-Powered Customer Engagement

Salesforce agrees to acquire Braze for $5.66 billion in an AI-powered customer engagement push, sending BRZE shares up 51% after its $47.50 per share cash offer.

Hassan Shittu • 25 days ago
Zcash Targets Nov. 5 for NU7 Upgrade That Cuts Block Times From 75 to 25 Seconds
Zcash Targets Nov. 5 for NU7 Upgrade That Cuts Block Times From 75 to 25 Seconds

Zcash targets November 5 for its NU7 upgrade, cutting block times from 75 to 25 seconds while changing mining rewards, transaction fees, and Sprout pool access.

Hassan Shittu • 25 days ago
Kazakhstan Issues Injunctions Against Coinbase, HTX and Four Other Crypto Exchanges
Kazakhstan Issues Injunctions Against Coinbase, HTX and Four Other Crypto Exchanges

Coinbase, HTX, BingX, BitMart, WEEX, and Bitcoin.com face Kazakhstan court injunctions over allegedly unlicensed crypto services within the AIFC.

Hassan Shittu • 25 days ago
Bitget Wants to Buy GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics Exchange to Enter Thailand Market
Bitget Wants to Buy GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics Exchange to Enter Thailand Market

Bitget plans to acquire Thailand’s GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics exchange to enter the local crypto market, pending regulatory approval, weeks after a $387.5 million security incident.

Hassan Shittu • a month ago
Charles Hoskinson Is Building a New Programming Language for Cardano
Charles Hoskinson Is Building a New Programming Language for Cardano

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is developing a new programming language combining transaction intents and Groth16 cryptographic proofs.

Hassan Shittu • a month ago
Evernorth Registers 11.5M XRPN Shares as It Eyes More XRP Purchases
Evernorth Registers 11.5M XRPN Shares as It Eyes More XRP Purchases

Evernorth files to register 11.5 million XRPN shares linked to $11.50 warrants, potentially unlocking $132 million as it manages its 473 million XRP treasury.

Hassan Shittu • a month ago