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Nigeria Restricted ATM Withdrawals to Promote CBDC Adoption

Nigeria has significantly reduced the daily cap on cash withdrawals from ATMs to encourage the usage of ‘eNaira,’ the Central Bank of Nigeria’s digital currency (CBDC). Individuals and organizations, who violate the government-imposed restrictions will be penalized between 5% and 10%. To enhance digital currency circulation the central bank restriction

December 7, 2022 1 min read

AAX Users in Nigeria Storm Company Office Over WIthdrawal Halt

A group of Nigerians who are unhappy with Atom Asset Exchange (AAX) allegedly attacked the company’s Lagos headquarters and beat up personnel, as reported by the local press. The irate crowd, allegedly, asked that a ban on withdrawals that had been in place since November 12 be lifted. Legit’s article

December 4, 2022 2 mins read

Binance Added Nigerian Naira (NGN) In Its Trading Gateway

Binance the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency exchange announced that once again it has added a fiat gateway for the Nigerian Naira (NGN). Binance making more effort to extend cryptocurrency use and accessibility for the general public. As part of this Nigerian users can now able to deposit and withdraw NGN

November 8, 2022 1 min read

Nigeria and Binance Plan Establishing Digital Economic Zone

The new digital economic zone will assist companies make the switch to blockchain.  Collaboration would attempt to establish a “virtual free zone” similar to Dubai’s. Binance and Nigeria are in talks to establish a blockchain-based digital economic zone in Nigeria. The team at Binance has been on a massive expansion

September 5, 2022 1 min read

Is Nigeria Most Obsessed With Cryptocurrency?

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 CoinGecko analysis, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates are two nations that are investing in cryptocurrencies more eagerly than others. These nations

August 4, 2022 1 min read

Nigerian Government Partners With Algorand to Launch Major Crypto Initiative

Developing Africa Group has been granted exclusive rights under the agreement. The project is a significant step forward in the worldwide use of cryptocurrencies. Nigeria’s government would have exclusive intellectual property rights for a national wallet for the next three years. The Developing Africa Group has agreed to help build

May 24, 2022 2 mins read

Nigeria Upgrades e-Naira CBDC, Bid to Abolish Crypto

CBN upgrades its CBDC, e-Naira.  Urges the usage of e-Naira over fiat currency. All financial assistance from the Nigerian government to be in e-Naira. The play of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has indeed become extremely vital for a nation to keep up its banking sector and financial economy.  Ever

May 11, 2022 2 mins read

LBank Crypto Exchange Holds “Abuja Blockchain Konnect 2022” in Nigeria

LBank has conducted another blockchain training event in Nigeria in partnership with Litedex Protocol. As part of its efforts to drive development and adoption of blockchain technology in Nigeria, LBank, the top crypto exchange, recently organised “Abuja Blockchain Konnect 2022.”  LBank believes that blockchain is a hot topic and sees

May 5, 2022 3 mins read

35% of Nigerians Have Used Bitcoin or Crypto in the Last 6 Months

The inclusion of social sentiment data considerably influenced the indicator’s value. Nigeria’s decision to develop its own digital currency surprised many. eNaira was introduced by Nigeria’s central bank in October after the country prohibited the banking trade of cryptocurrencies in February last year. Compared to other countries, Nigeria was the

April 12, 2022 2 mins read

Storage Provider Based in Nigeria Cautions Against Centralized Cloud Storage

Decentralized cloud storage solutions were built to use the blockchain. There is a lot of data kept in one place, making them an ideal target for hackers. If everyone in the ecosystem contributes to developing the vital infrastructure, Web 3.0 can take off. That’s what Stoor co-founder Lucky Uwakwe says

January 4, 2022 1 min read