Nigeria
Trump Tops Harris on Polymarket; German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as former President Donald Trump is once again in the lead on Polymarket’s election winner contract, with his odds of beating Kamala Harris now standing at 52-47. Plus, Nigeria’s SEC is planning to license issuers of virtual assets including crypto and German regulator BaFin seized 13 crypto ATMs in a raid that spanned a total of 35 locations.
Nigeria Plans to Introduce Crypto Licensing Process: Bloomberg
The SEC wants to issue its first licenses for digital service and tokenized assets as early as this month.
Nigeria Planning to Present Law to Tax Crypto by September: Report
Enacting the law would need the support of the National Assembly.
Donald Trump Holds Over $1M in Ether; Nigeria Court Freezes $38M of Crypto
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as election disclosures show that Donald Trump holds between $1 million to $5 million in Ether and made over $7 million in an NFT licensing deal. Plus, a Nigerian court issued an order to freeze almost $38 million in crypto, and the NYSE has withdrawn a proposed rule change to trade options based on bitcoin ETFs.
Nigeria Court Freezes $38M of Crypto Allegedly Sent to Support Protests in the Country: Reports
Nigerian authorities have traced $50 million of cryptocurrency sent to support recent protests, local media reported.
Gambaryan Family Says Binance Executive Is Being Denied Access to Lawyers, Health Is Deteriorating
Gambaryan was pushed into a Abuja, Nigeria courtroom on July 16th in a wheelchair for his last hearing.
Binance Executive's Health Deteriorates in Jail as Nigeria Money-Laundering Trial Proceeds
The first Securities and Exchange Commission witness has been cross-examined and the money laundering trial adjourned till July 5.
U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria, Call for Release
The two House members said Tigran Gambaryan is being wrongfully detained and should be freed.
Nigeria Drops Tax Charges Against Binance Executives
The executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are still named in a money-laundering case.
Former Federal Prosecutors, Agents Ask U.S. Sec. Blinken to ‘Step Up’ Efforts to Secure Detained Binance Exec’s Release
Investor Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor, reportedly spearheaded the letter to Blinken