Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)
Nigerian Court Orders Binance to Relinquish Data of All Nigerians Trading on its Platform: Report
The interim order comes after an earlier report that Nigeria wanted Binance to give information regarding its top 100 users in the nation and all transaction history spanning...
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)
Nigeria's SEC Proposes 400% Increase to Crypto Firm Registration Fees
The regulator proposed increases to all supervision fees as the government blamed crypto for recent economic woes.
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)
Detained Binance Executives to Remain in Nigerian Custody Until Hearing: WSJ
The two men were arrested on Feb. 26 after arriving in Abuja to meet with Nigerian leaders who accused the crypto exchange of crashing the country’s currency, the naira.
Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)
Binance-Nigeria Brawl Continues as Country Asks Exchange to Submit List of Top 100 Users
Nigeria is also demanding all transaction history spanning the past six months from Binance.
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

El Salvador Bags Major Bitcoin Gains; Hong Kong's Stablecoin Push
El Salvador Bags Major Bitcoin Gains; Hong Kong's Stablecoin Push
"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)...
El Salvador Bags Major Bitcoin Gains; Hong Kong's Stablecoin Push

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Nigeria Invited, Then Detained Binance’s Compliance Head and Africa Manager for Two Weeks: Reports
"We are working collaboratively with Nigerian authorities to bring Nadeem and Tigran back home safely to their families,” a Binance spokesperson told CoinDesk.
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AI-Linked Tokens Surge on Nvidia Hype; Nigeria's SEC Cracks Down on Crypto
AI-Linked Tokens Surge on Nvidia Hype; Nigeria's SEC Cracks Down on Crypto
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the 25% surge in artificial-intelligence tokens over th...
AI-Linked Tokens Surge on Nvidia Hype; Nigeria's SEC Cracks Down on Crypto

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)
Nigeria's Central Bank Enlists Gluwa Nigeria to Boost eNaira Systems, Adoption
Adoption of the central bank digital currency pales in comparison to cash use in the country.
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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Nigeria's SEC Updates Guidelines for Crypto Firms in Bid to Stop Criminal Activity: Report
Nigeria's government has started a fresh crackdown on crypto firms, reportedly blocking access to several, including Binance, Coinbase and Kraken.
Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

Binance to Discontinue Its Nigerian Naira Services After Government Scrutiny
Binance to Discontinue Its Nigerian Naira Services After Government Scrutiny
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 terroris...
Binance to Discontinue Its Nigerian Naira Services After Government Scrutiny