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As of February 2026, the Nigeria crypto market has evolved into a sophisticated digital economy. While the global market eyes…
Internet personality IShowSpeed was recently captured completing a real-world purchase in Nigeria using Tether’s USDT stablecoin, sparking widespread discussion about…
Unlike previous bull cycles, 2025 was not a year of widespread mega-rounds for Africa’s crypto startups. Instead, capital flowed selectively…
Nigeria has begun enforcing a groundbreaking tax and regulatory regime that ties cryptocurrency transactions to individual identities, marking a major…
Nigeria continues to lead Africa in grassroots crypto adoption, and the latest development reinforces this trajectory: an instant Bitcoin-to-Naira service…
Nigeria’s parliament is taking decisive steps toward regulating the country’s fast-growing cryptocurrency and digital-finance ecosystem. The House of Representatives’ Ad-Hoc…
Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem — one of the largest and fastest-growing in Africa — is undergoing a major regulatory shift. The…
FATF Removes Nigeria and South Africa from Grey List, Boosting Africa’s Crypto Confidence
By Louis Dike
Africa’s two largest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, have officially been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “grey…
According to Securities and Exchange Commission (Nigeria) (SEC) Director-General Emomotimi Agama, Nigeria witnessed cryptocurrency transactions exceeding US $50 billion (approximately…
Licensed bureau-de-change (BDC) operators across Nigeria say their businesses are approaching collapse after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) suspended…