🟠 PwC advises Kenyan crypto firms on tax lobby
Plus: 🌍 Stripe goes global with stablecoins but skips Africa’s big four
🇳🇬 Crypto is legal in Nigeria — until the bank disagrees
Ogechi Nelson
Crypto is legal in Nigeria — until the bank disagrees
Nigerian banks continue to flag accounts interacting with cryptocurrencies; arrests haven’t stopped, and confusion persists over what the law actually changed.
🟠 Nigeria plans new blockchain policy. Again.
Plus: 🌍 Btrust grants $1M to ten Bitcoin-focused events and developer education programs; 🇰🇪 VACC hosts crypto training session for Kenyan lawmakers
Sidebar: Why Africa needs its own stablecoins — Paycrest Co-founder
From Naira-backed cNGN to emerging tokens across Africa, Amadi explains how these assets, if regulated and widely accepted, could enable fast, legal, and dollar-free transactions across borders.
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Plus: 🌍 One big thing: 90% of institutional players involved with stablecoins; 🌍 Mastercard to enable stablecoin card transactions with Moonpay partnership;📱 MiniPay now available as a standalone app on iOS devices
🟠 Stablecoins surpass Visa in global payment volume
Plus: 🇳🇬 Nigerian fintechs embrace blockchain for POS payments
🇳🇬 Zap Africa is rebuilding crypto trust in Nigeria — while fighting to protect its name
🟠 Kenyan crypto stakeholders unite to lobby against digital asset tax
Plus: 🇰🇪 Nairobi Securities Exchange to launch digital platform to trade tokenized real-world assets