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Policy Jul 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM…

The Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has instituted fresh regulations for virtual asset service providers (VASPs), which now necessitate them to have a physical presence in the country within its regulatory framework.…

Nigeria’s once frosty relationship with crypto appears to be entering a cautious thaw. Emomotimi Agama, Director-General of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently made comments suggesting a shift away from the…

U.S. lawmakers are urgently advocating for the release of Binance’s executive Tigran Gambaryan, saying he’s just caught in a Nigerian political dispute. Arkansas Republican Rep. French Hill keeps urging the Biden administration to…

When he flew to Nigeria for a business trip in late February, Tigran Gambaryan, a top compliance officer at the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, packed a small suitcase with just enough clothes for two days.A former U.S. law enforcement…

A Nigerian blockchain association, the Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN) has released a self-regulatory guideline for crypto exchanges and other virtual assets service providers in the country.…

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Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase is denying reports that it is being blocked in Nigeria. Last week saw a report by the Financial Times (FT) that the Nigerian government had gotten the country’s telecoms to block…

Binance has implemented a maximum selling price restriction for Tether (USDT) tokens on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform in Nigeria to adhere to local regulatory requirements. Currently, traders are unable to sell USDT above the set…