Search

Nigeria Grants Licenses to Crypto Platforms, Shifting from Prohibition to Regulation

Allen dreyfus Logo
© Allen Dreyfus
  • SEC approves licenses for Busha Digital and Quidax, marking a regulatory shift
  • Nigeria’s crypto market projected to reach $1.65 billion in 2024, second only to the U.S

Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved licenses for two cryptocurrency trading platforms, Busha Digital Limited and Quidax Technologies Limited, signalling a significant policy shift from outright prohibition to regulatory oversight. Busha Digital is now authorised to trade in virtual assets, while Quidax will list and trade already issued crypto assets using blockchain technology, according to a statement on the SEC’s website.

Recent Business

Digital payments in Africa surges. Photo by Iqbal Nuril Anwar @ Pixabay
WAEMU goes digital to overhaul West Africa’s government bond trading
Read More »
Critical mineral. Photo by Claudio Grande @ Unsplash
US–China minerals battle: Is Africa at the table or on the menu?
Read More »
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Daniel Emale @ Unsplash
Ethiopia rolls out automated interbank FX platform to deepen market transparency
Read More »

Recent Politics

Ghana ex-vice president Mahamudu Bawumia to lead opposition NPP in 2028 polls. Photo: Bawumia/Facebook page
Ghana opposition NPP re-elects Bawumia as flagbearer ahead of 2028 polls
Read More »
Raila Odinga was seen as the father of democracy in Kenya. Photo @ Raila Odinga/Facebook
Raila Odinga’s death exposes deep family rift inside Kenya’s opposition ODM
Read More »
Uganda president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Photo: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni/Facebook
Uganda’s disputed election under Museveni deepens East Africa concerns
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights