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Ghana SEC selects 20 firms for virtual asset sandbox to shape crypto rules

Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission has selected 20 firms to participate in a new virtual asset regulatory sandbox, according to FF News, in a move designed to inform the country’s emerging framework for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. The sandbox allows regulators and industry participants to test products and services under defined conditions and close […]

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US SEC Push for Live Crypto Wallet Surveillance Stirs Privacy Concerns in Nigeria

US SEC Push for Live Crypto Wallet Surveillance Stirs Privacy Concerns in Nigeria

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing for broader surveillance of cryptocurrency wallets, a move that has drawn fresh scrutiny of what it could mean for countries with large crypto user bases, including Nigeria. According to Tekedia, the proposed framework under discussion would grant regulators a live feed into user wallets, effectively allowing real-time

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PwC identifies six categories guiding tax treatment of virtual assets in Nigeria

Professional services firm PwC has identified six categories that guide the tax treatment of virtual assets in Nigeria, according to a report by Tribune Online. The classification, outlined by PwC Nigeria, is intended to help individuals, businesses and regulators apply existing tax rules consistently to a fast-growing segment of the financial system. Virtual assets, which

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PwC Flags Legal Gaps, Enforcement Challenges in Nigeria’s Virtual Asset Tax Rules

Global professional services firm PwC has identified legal gaps and enforcement challenges in Nigeria’s recently introduced tax framework for virtual assets, according to a review reported by THISDAYLIVE. The firm highlighted ambiguities in the new rules that could create compliance difficulties for both taxpayers and tax administrators as Nigeria seeks to capture revenue from a

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Nigeria’s CBN opens regulatory sandbox to cryptocurrency operators

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun admitting cryptocurrency operators into a regulatory sandbox, according to TechCabal, in a move that signals a further easing of the bank’s posture toward the country’s digital assets sector. Nigeria has long ranked among the most active cryptocurrency markets in Africa, with peer-to-peer trading surging after the CBN

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Nigeria’s Virtual Asset Council: Reshaping Africa’s Digital Economy

The establishment of Nigeria’s Virtual Asset Council is being closely watched as a potential turning point for the continent’s digital financial infrastructure, according to Africanews. The new body is expected to coordinate policy across agencies and bring greater clarity to a sector that has long operated in legal uncertainty across Africa’s most populous nation and

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Nigeria moves to impose 30% income tax on crypto firms

Nigeria is preparing to impose a 30 percent income tax on companies operating in the cryptocurrency sector, according to Techpoint Africa, in a move that places digital asset firms on a par with other high-revenue industries in the country’s tax code. The levy, as Techpoint Africa reported, applies to firms whose profits are derived from

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Nigeria Revenue Service Releases Guidelines on Virtual Asset Taxation

Nigeria’s tax authority has published new guidelines governing how virtual assets are taxed within the country, according to TechAfrica News, marking a fresh effort to bring cryptocurrency and other digital-asset transactions into the formal revenue framework. The Nigeria Revenue Service released the guidelines as part of its broader mandate to modernise tax administration and capture

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Nigeria outlines tax rules for cryptocurrency traders

Nigeria has set out its tax obligations for cryptocurrency transactions, according to ITWeb Africa, in a move that crystallises how one of the world’s most active retail crypto markets will be treated by the tax authorities. Nigeria has consistently ranked among the leading countries globally for retail cryptocurrency adoption, driven largely by young traders seeking

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Nigeria introduces 1% withholding tax on cryptocurrency exchanges

Nigeria is set to impose a 1% withholding tax on transactions processed through cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country, according to Crypto News. The move places Nigeria among a small but growing group of African states seeking to capture revenue from a market that has long operated at the edges of formal regulation. Crypto exchanges

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Nigeria's Digital Economy Order Faces Scrutiny Over Crypto Gaps, Expert Says

Nigeria’s Digital Economy Order Faces Scrutiny Over Crypto Gaps, Expert Says

President Bola Tinubu signed an executive order in mid-2026 aimed at harmonising Nigeria’s oversight of its digital economy, according to analysis published by The Conversation Africa. The press statement accompanying the order described it as a response to a regulatory environment that has become “fragmented as virtual assets increasingly blur the traditional boundaries between currencies,

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