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Tokens but not crypto: Nigeria SEC prepares new digital asset rules

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:May 1, 2023
Post category:Africa Nigeria SEC Tokens

Nigeria’s securities regulator will take at least ten months to determine whether to register a digital asset-related company.

African blockchain ventures outpace global funding growth: Report

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:April 18, 2023
Post category:Africa Funding Investments Kenya Nigeria South Africa USA

Africa witnessed a 429% YoY increase in venture funding in 2022, with the majority of funding coming from Seychelles and South Africa.

Nigerian crypto payment startup shuts down, offers IP for sale

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:April 14, 2023
Post category:Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency Exchange Decentralization Investments Nigeria Technology

Nigerian crypto and Web3 company Lazerpay shuts down after failing to raise funds and advises users to withdraw before April 30.

Bitcoin gaming enters Africa with local crypto exchange partnership

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:April 12, 2023
Post category:Africa Lightning lightning network Nigeria play-to-earn

The Bitcoin gaming economy gets a boost from Zebedee’s expansion into Africa, complementing its Brazil and Philippines operations.

Nigerian crypto foreign investment is at a record low: Study

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:April 6, 2023
Post category:Central Bank Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency Investment Investments Nigeria

Foreign direct investment in Nigeria fell by 33% last year due to a severe shortage of dollars, which discouraged crypto companies from expanding into the country.

Nigerian crypto investors question central bank’s decision to flag p2p users

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:March 29, 2023
Post category:Cryptocurrency Exchange Nigeria p2p P2P Networks P2P Payments P2P services

Crypto P2P users in Nigeria worry over using various platforms to launder funds as the country's central bank cracks down on bank accounts that receive a share of Flutterwave’s rumored…

Africa: The next hub for Bitcoin, crypto adoption and venture capital?

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:March 29, 2023
Post category:Africa Banking Banks Bitcoin Bitcoin Mining Cryptocurrencies DAPP dApps Fintech Ghana global crypto community innovators Nigeria Payments Podcast remittances Silicon Valley

Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw shares how cryptocurrency is changing the financial landscape in Africa — and the opportunities and challenges that come with it.

Crypto Biz: Mastercard opens network to USDC, OKX departs Canada, Bitcoin climbs

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:March 24, 2023
Post category:Banks Canada Mastercard Metamask Nigeria OKX

Despite global bank turmoil and regulatory crackdowns, traditional and decentralized finance (DeFi) are continuing to blend.

How blockchain can help reimagine a new state in Africa

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:March 23, 2023
Post category:Africa Ghana Metaverse Nigeria

Eche Emole, the co-founder of Afropolitan, explains how the nation-state experiment has failed, especially in Africa, and how blockchain can be used to reimagine a new state.

Nigeria CBDC adoption spikes as fiat currency shortage grip the nation

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:March 22, 2023
Post category:Africa Cash CBDC Central Bank Fiat Money Nigeria South Africa

The acute cash shortage in Nigeria was due to the central bank’s decision to replace older bank notes with bigger denominations amid rising inflation.