Busha launches licensed predictive market Signal, expands its innovative product portfolio

With the prediction market globally recognized as a tool for predicting business, political, technology and sports trends, Busha announced the launch of Signal by Busha, a prediction market licensed by the Lagos State Lottery and Gaming Authority.

The platform is now available as a web page and can be accessed directly by existing Busha users using their current accounts. New users need to create a Busha account first and then associate it with Signal. Users can directly recharge Signal wallets through the balances supported within the Busha app, including naira, stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies.

was launched, users could trade in multiple markets such as sports, encryption, culture, politics, economy and hot topics, and more categories will be gradually added in the future. Unlike one-time forecasts, users can buy and sell positions at any time during the life of the market, thereby adjusting their risk exposure based on new information. When market settlement, where there is an official source of events, this will prevail; for markets lacking a single authoritative source, the internal adjudication team will determine the results based on Busha's open and transparent market adjudication policy and consumer protection guidelines. Once the market settles, eligible earnings will be automatically credited to the user's Signal wallet and can be withdrawn into his Busha wallet.

Globally, the forecast market is increasingly seen as an auxiliary forecasting tool for companies, researchers, analysts and policymakers. Unlike polls that only capture emotions at a moment or emotional analysis that reflects people's feelings, predicting the market gathers beliefs about participants 'willingness to bet with real money. As trading activity evolves, market prices continue to update, reflecting changing expectations, creating real-time signals that are parallel to traditional research and forecasting methods.

Busha co-founder Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi

"Markets have always been a powerful information system," said Busha co-founder Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi."When people bet on predictions with faith, they together generate valuable signals about the future direction. Signal by Busha aims to present these insights in real time, providing individuals, businesses and researchers with new perspectives on understanding markets and emerging trends. We believe forecasting markets will become an increasingly important complement to traditional research and hope that African users can participate in this evolution through a trustworthy and regulated platform."

For Busha, the release marks another evolution of the company from a digital asset platform to a broader technology company-building products at the intersection of finance, information and emerging technologies.

Michael Adeyeri, Co-Founder and CEO of Busha

"Since our founding, our vision has been to build technologies that will give Africans access to the financial tools to shape the future," said Michael Adeyeri, co-founder and CEO of Busha."We started by making digital assets more accessible. Today, we are building savings, payments, global capital flows and now predictive market products. Signal by Busha embodies our belief that technology not only helps people trade, but also helps them make smarter decisions by gathering collective wisdom in real time. By expanding from savings, investment and digital assets to forecasting and market forecasting, we are redefining the boundaries that modern African financial technology companies can build."

This release builds on Busha's recent rapid expansion of products. In the past six months, the company has launched Busha 3.0, a redesigned all-purpose funds application that provides high-yield savings products; expanded its corporate financial infrastructure through Busha Business to provide businesses with cross-border payment services based on stablecoins; and is about to launch a virtual Visa card that supports stablecoins, allowing users to directly use digital assets and fiat currency balances for consumption. With Signal by Busha, the company is extending its innovation portfolio beyond financial services into technology-driven forecasting and market intelligence. The release further strengthens the company's commitment to building innovative technologies that help Africans make smarter decisions, transfer money more efficiently, and participate in the future through trustworthy, regulated products.

About Busha

Busha is a pan-African digital asset exchange and one of the first digital asset platforms in Nigeria to obtain SEC licensing. The company operates in Nigeria and Kenya and provides consumers and businesses with traditional savings, crypto transactions, crypto mortgages and stablecoin-based business infrastructure. Through Busha Business, businesses, fintech companies and developers have access to licensed payment infrastructure for cross-border payments, stablecoin fund management, merchant payments and API integration. Busha is trusted for its compliance priority, deep liquidity and superior user experience, and is at the forefront of promoting responsible innovation in Africa's digital financial ecosystem.