
Africa
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16 May, 2024
IMF urges Nigeria to regulate digital asset exchanges
The International Monetary Fund has recommended that Nigeria impose registration or licensing requirements on global digital asset trading platforms, following...
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14 May, 2024
Rwanda weighing pseudo-anonymous CBDC to underpin cashless economy
The National Bank of Rwanda published a paper examining the benefits, risks, and design principles of a token-based digital franc...
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8 May, 2024
P2P digital currency ban looming in Nigeria as central bank halts fintech account opening
Four leading fintech apps were directed to halt onboarding recently, and with the National Security Agency classifying digital currency as...
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1 May, 2024
Nigeria’s blockchain industry banks on new digital currency friendly SEC chief
President Bola Tinubu appointed former capital markets tsar Emomotimi Agama as the SEC head at a time when the Nigerian...
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29 April, 2024
Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC
The prospective CBDC, called the digital ouguiya, will “advance the digital transformation” and boost financial inclusion in Mauritania, the central...
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27 April, 2024
Nigeria’s central bank denies directive to freeze digital asset bank accounts
After news outlets reported on the directive supposedly issued to multiple banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria denied it amid...