Cryptocurrency exchanges in Nigeria required to disclose client and transaction data

Jan 13, 2026

Cryptocurrency exchanges in Nigeria required to disclose client and transaction data

The new rules are based on international OECD standards and provide for significant fines.

Nigeria’s SEC to support regulated business in the payment stablecoin industry

Jul 25, 2025

Nigeria’s SEC to support regulated business in the payment stablecoin industry

The commission head emphasized the importance of stablecoins amid the volatility of the nation’s currency

Nigerian authorities have recognized cryptocurrency as an asset class

Apr 1, 2025

Nigerian authorities have recognized cryptocurrency as an asset class

The new law also introduces criminal penalties for digital asset fraud

Team involved in the release of the Libra meme coin planned to launch the token in Nigeria

Feb 18, 2025

Team involved in the release of the Libra meme coin planned to launch the token in Nigeria

The country’s head was not directly involved in the process, but negotiations were held with members of his team

Nigeria’s regulator has frozen the bank accounts of Kucoin and Bybit users

Sep 12, 2024

Nigeria’s regulator has frozen the bank accounts of Kucoin and Bybit users

The exchanges are also accused of violating anti-money laundering rules

Nigerian authorities report blocking 38 million USDT in political activists' wallets

Aug 16, 2024

Nigerian authorities report blocking 38 million USDT in political activists' wallets

Journalists, in turn, accused officials of lying, noting that the largest of these addresses has a zero balance and has never been used

Nigeria’s tax authorities drop charges against Binance’s senior executives

Jun 14, 2024

Nigeria’s tax authorities drop charges against Binance’s senior executives

Earlier, congressmen and former US prosecutors sent open letters in defense of senior executive Tigran Gambaryan

Nigeria’s Central Bank denies the ban for banks to make payments in favor of crypto exchanges

Apr 24, 2024

Nigeria’s Central Bank denies the ban for banks to make payments in favor of crypto exchanges

The regulator’s fake order was circulated in the media on April 24

Binance senior executive has escaped arrest by Nigerian authorities using a fake passport

Mar 25, 2024

Binance senior executive has escaped arrest by Nigerian authorities using a fake passport

The country’s authorities accused the exchange of tax evasion

Binance will discontinue all services and close all services in the Nigerian naira

Mar 5, 2024

Binance will discontinue all services and close all services in the Nigerian naira

The exchange’s P2P platform delisted all trading pairs with NGN at the end of February