CryptoSlate caught up with Ray Youssef, the co-founder and CEO of the peer-to-peer trading platform Paxful, during Bitcoin Amsterdam. He said the mental strength and hustle of Nigerians, combined with...
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The Political Leaders Of Nigeria Are Jumping Into The Crypto World
The importance of the crypto market is consistently growing across the world, day by day. The corporate institutions and political leaders are moving towards the crypto world. The popular political le...
Digital Currency Ignored in Nigeria Looks for Street Credibility
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Nigeria’s central bank is looking to the country’s three-wheeler taxi drivers to expedite the adoption of the eNaira a year after...
LBank Sets The Scene For An Educative Experience At Fintech Nigeria 2022
Excitement for Africa’s biggest Fintech event as LBank kicked off a momentous week at the Nigerian event with its distinct community members. The event exhibited by LBank and other crypto companies to...
Nigeria Tops in Global Crypto Ownership, With Nearly Half of the Population Being Crypto Users or Owners
With cryptocurrencies being one of the technological innovations taking the world by storm, Nigeria takes the lead in terms of crypto ownership, according to Statista Global Consumer Survey. Per the ...
Flooding in Nigeria kills more than 600 people, officials say
Flood water breaks a river bank and overflows into a settlement in Lokoja, Nigeria October 13, 2022. Afolabi Sotunde | Reuters More than 600 people have died and more than 1.3 million have been displ...
Nigeria Can Become World Leader in the Digital Economy Says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo – Africa Bitcoin News
According to Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, his country is well-positioned to become a global leader in the digital economy. However, for that to happen, Nigeria must choose the right approach...
Jumia Technologies Is The Best Of Amazon In Africa
A Jumia scooterman records address of clients to be delivered with product at the Ikeja warehouse of … [+] the company in Lagos on June 12, 2013. JUMIA is a Nigerian based online retail company,...
Blockchain Associations Forum asks Nigeria to review anti-crypto directive
The Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reconsider its current anti-crypto policy that restricts commercial banks and other financial in...
Bank of France & Central Bank of Nigeria Join Hyperledger Global Forum 2022
Hyperledger Foundation has announced new participants of its Hyperledger Global Forum 2022, which is taking place Sept. 12-14 in Dublin, Ireland. The list of attendees now includes Digital Identity La...
Central banks of France and Nigeria join blockchain-oriented Hyperledger Foundation
Blockchain association Hyperledger has recently announced that it was bringing eight new members under its wing, two of which are central banks – la Banque de France (BDF) and the Central Bank of Nige...
Legal Experts Say Nigeria in Need of ‘Clear-Cut Guidelines’ for Crypto Industry – Coinotizia
Authorities in Nigeria have been told to consider upgrading the country’s cryptocurrency regulatory guidelines because current regulations are not consistent with the realities on the ground. Accordin...
Legal Experts Say Nigeria in Need of ‘Clear-Cut Guidelines’ for Crypto Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News
Authorities in Nigeria have been told to consider upgrading the country’s cryptocurrency regulatory guidelines because current regulations are not consistent with the realities on the ground. Accordin...
Binance In Talks With Nigeria, Looks To Establish A Crypto-Friendly Zone
Authorities in Nigeria and cryptocurrency exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. are in talks tto create a digital economic zone that will support blockchain technology adoption by businesses in the West Afri...
Nigeria To Build Crypto-Friendly Digital City In Partnership With Binance ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Binance, the world’s largest exchange is in talks with the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) over plans to create a special economic ...
Binance and Nigeria team up to develop a digital economic zone
Binance and Nigeria are teaming up to establish an Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA). The objective is to establish a digital economic zone similar to Dubai. According to the reports,, Nigerian...
Flutterwave obtains a new license in Nigeria
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech unicorn, has secured its “switching and processing” permit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
Binance Partners With Nigeria To Build Digital Economic Zone
Binance is partnering with Nigeria to build an Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA). The aim is to create a digital economic area similar to Dubai. The report stated that the Nigerian authorities ...
More Than a Third of Africa’s 53 Million Crypto Owners Are From Nigeria, Study Shows – Africa Bitcoin News
With an estimated 53 million cryptocurrency owners, the African continent now accounts for 16.5% of the global total, a study has found. The study findings suggest that Nigeria, which has more than 22...
Nigeria aims for millions of new eNaira users as it increases features, targets unbanked
The eNaira, Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), will enter the second phase of its expansion with new technology to beef up its user base, Nigerian Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele sa...
Nigeria seeks to increase adoption of the eNaira CBDC
Nigeria seeks to increase adoption of the eNaira CBDC. Currently, there are 840,000 active users, and the African state has set a goal to increase that number by 10x within the next 12 months. Nigeri...
Crypto Obsessed: Nigeria Tops Google Trends Search For Cryptocurrency Info
Crypto is always on top of the list, at least that’s what has come up in a study done by a popular cryptocurrency price tracking firm. According to a new research, Nigeria is hands down the most crypt...
Nigeria becomes the most crypto-obsessed nation –
The research was based on Google Trends data of popular crypto search terms Ethereum is the most popular search term in 15 countries The countries at the top of the list appear to be most eager to bu...
Nigeria becomes the most crypto-obsessed nation after April crash: Report
The crypto market crash in April saw most cryptocurrencies lose more than 60% of their valuation from the top, leading to an overall downturn in trading activity, investor interest and venture capital...
Is Nigeria Most Obsessed With Cryptocurrency?
6 hours ago | 2 mins read Editors News According to the CoinGecko analysis Nigeria got 1 place with a score of 371. The ranking score is given to countries by total search score. According to a CoinGe...
Nigeria Most Crypto-Obsessed English Speaking Country Globally – Featured Bitcoin News
A new study has ranked Nigeria as the country most curious about cryptocurrency post the April crypto market crash. The same study findings show Kenya as the second-highest ranked African country. Acc...
Nigeria, UAE lead countries most interested in crypto despite market crash
The cryptocurrency market crash has partly dented investors’ interest in getting involved with different digital assets as uncertainty escalates. However, it seems that some investors in certain count...
P2P Crypto Trading in Nigeria Deals Blow to Naira
Nigeria’s Naira slumps as more citizens flock to crypto as a hedge against a weakening fiat currency. According to a bureau de change that tracks data in Lagos, the nation’s commercial hub, the countr...
Nigeria Leads Africa in Regulating Digital Asset Space — Securities Regulator – Regulation Bitcoin News
Nigeria has taken the lead in regulating digital assets in Africa, and is one of the countries looking keenly into governing the digital asset space, an executive director with the country’s securitie...
Big Win for Algorand Crypto in Nigeria on IP Exchange and Wallet – Where to Buy ALGO
The stream for the ALGO cryptocurrency has been in a downward spiral since its November 2021 peak. The all-time high of $3 was reached on November 18. However, with collaboration with the Nigerian Fed...
CBDC Ensures Nigeria Remains Competitive in Increasingly Digital World — Central Bank Governor – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has insisted the recently introduced e-naira digital currency can potentially boost trade and investment activities in the country. He added the digit...