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- 27 Aug 2024
SEC Issues First License to Quidax, Local Crypto Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued Quidax, an Africa-based crypto exchange, its first provisional operating license. The development signals the beginning of formal recognition and…
- 9 Sept 2024
SEC Gives Reasons for Approving Digital Exchanges
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified that its recent decision to grant approval-in-principle to two cryptocurrency exchanges, Busha Digital Limited and Quidax Technologies…
- 7 Apr 2019
Nigeria Sits at Outskirts of Blockchain Technology
Industries are increasingly shifting to blockchain technology because it is already transforming certain industries – like banking and financial products and indeed entire industries. …
- 12 Dec 2021
Technext Rallies Blockchain Stakeholders on the Future of Digital Currencies @ Africa's Largest Cryptocurrency Gathering in Lagos
Technology news platform, Technext, held the maiden edition of its Technext coinference on Thursday, December 9th at the Pistis Conference Center in Lekki, Lagos. During a Panel session themed "…
- 13 Sept 2024
SEC Says 50 Crypto Exchanges have Applied for Licenses
Dr. Emonotimi Agama, director-general, Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), has disclosed that 50 cryptocurrency exchanges have applied for operational licences in the country. Agama who spoke…
- 20 Aug 2024
Nigeria Makes U-Turn, Agrees to License Crypto Issuers
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will grant licenses to virtual assets service providers such as cryptos this month, in a calculated move to capitalize on the exploding crypto market in the…
- 21 Apr 2026
Nigeria’s Web3 Boom: $43M Raised as Stablecoin Volume Hits $48.2M Daily - Hashed Emergent Report
Hashed Emergent, the venture capital firm accelerating Web3 adoption in Africa and other emerging markets has announced the release of the second edition of the “Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report 2025.”…
- 3 Jul 2026
SEC Grants Approval to Luno, Other Crypto Firms under Regulatory Sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted seven new companies into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), expanding the number of digital asset firms operating under…