IThe Russian government and the Central Bank of Russia have agreed to accept bitcoin as a currency. This is coming barely four months after El Salvador also adopted bitcoin, but…
In late January 2022, the Senate of the State of Arizona—the Fifty-fifth Legislature during its Second Regular Session in 2022—proposed “AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING…
Nigeria’s blockchain association and one of the leading communities in the country’s emerging blockchain & crypto industry, the Stakeholders in Blockchain Association of Nigeria (SiBAN), on Saturday 5 February…
On Tuesday 1 February 2021, the news that Botswana lawmakers had passed a bill to regulate trading in cryptocurrencies and digital tokens in the country traveled far and wide. The…
India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced on 1 February 2022 a 30% tax on any income earned from the transfer of virtual digital assets. The Indian crypto market is among…
The Stakeholders in Blockchain Association of Nigeria (SiBAN)—a self-regulatory body in Nigeria’s emerging blockchain industry—has intervened in a matter involving one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, Binance, and some…
“Cryptography is a method of encrypting and hiding codes that prevent oversight, accountability, and regulation”. You read that right!
We reject the undue discrimination against Nigeria’s blockchain & crypto industry. We note that our emerging blockchain & crypto industry has been severally, repeatedly, and largely unduly criminalized, demonized, and…
KurePay, Africa’s foremost social payment app for cryptocurrency & fiat, has announced suspension of its business operations in Nigeria. Going forward, KurePay will be restricting its business to over-the-counter (OTC)…
Recent reports from India suggest that the India government may regulate crypto as assets, not as currencies. If this ends up been the case, it will allow Indians to hold…