Nigeria

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the slip in bitcoin that sent the largest cryptocurrency by market cap below $63,000. Plus, the latest on Bitcoin Virtual Machine's (BVM) release of a platform that allows users to spin up AI models. And, the Binance saga continues in Nigeria.

Mar 19, 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including El Salvador's major gains from the recent bitcoin (BTC) rally. The Central American nation is sitting on $84 million in unrealized profit on the holdings it first started acquiring in September 2021. Plus, the Binance saga continues in Nigeria, and Hong Kong starts a regulatory sandbox for potential stablecoin issuers.

Mar 12, 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the 25% surge in artificial-intelligence tokens over the past 24 hours, according to data tracked by CoinGecko. Plus, Nigeria's SEC updates guidelines for crypto firms in an attempt to stop "criminal activities." And, the latest announcement from Hong Kong’s Central Bank on a wholesale CBDC project.

Mar 7, 2024

Binance CEO Richard Teng was summoned by a committee of Nigeria's House of Representatives to appear for an investigation on alleged money laundering and financing of terrorism, according to a report from Punch. CoinDesk Regulator Reporter Camomile Shumba weighs in on the latest news and Binance's plans to discontinue its Nigerian Naira (NGN) services amid increased scrutiny from the country’s regulators.

Mar 5, 2024

Nigeria is changing its eNaira model to encourage more use of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Acting Governor Folashodun Shonubi said Wednesday according to a post on the bank's Twitter account. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the eNaira project.

Jul 26, 2023

Nestcoin CEO and co-founder Yele Bademosi discusses the real world utility of digital assets in Nigeria, citing the use of stablecoins like USDT in cross-border money movements.

Jun 1, 2023

Nestcoin CEO and co-founder Yele Bademosi discusses the state of crypto adoption in Nigeria and the citizens' awareness of digital assets after the country's government recently approved a national blockchain policy as part of the country's effort to transition to a digital economy.

Jun 1, 2023

Nigeria's government recently approved a national blockchain policy as part of the country's effort to transition to a digital economy. Nestcoin CEO and co-founder Yele Bademosi discusses the state of crypto in Nigeria and the outlook for the e-Naira central bank digital currency (CBDC). Plus, insights into how Nestcoin has managed to reemerge from the fallout of FTX's collapse with its new product Onboard.

May 31, 2023

Nigeria's government approved a national blockchain policy on Wednesday as part of the country's effort to transition to a digital economy. The policy announcement makes no mention of crypto, which the government cracked down on in 2021. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for Nigeria's blockchain-powered economy.

May 4, 2023

Nigerians have been turning to the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC) eNaira, amid cash shortages, according to Bloomberg. The number of eNaira wallets has jumped more than 12-fold to 13 million since October, and the value of transactions has climbed 63% this year. The CBDC was introduced in October 2021. "The Hash" panel discusses the eNaira experiment and crypto's use case as an alternative to economic uncertainty.

Mar 22, 2023