Regulation
Nigerians prefer crypto investments and gambling to the capital market — SEC DG
Emomotimi Agama said the country is missing out on substantial investments because Nigerians avoid investing in the Nigerian capital market.
Nov 4, 2025
Nigeria's crypto regulatory shift
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Nigeria's journey from crypto hostility to formal regulation — from the CBN banking ban and SEC avoidance through the Finance Bill crypto taxation push, regulatory sandbox, provisional licenses for Busha and Quidax, the ISA 2025 signing and crypto tax framework.
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Nigeria and South Africa exit FATF’s grey list
Plus: 🌍 Nigeria, South Africa and two other African countries exit FATF’s grey list 🇿🇦 Ripple to provide digital assets custody services for Absa’s users 🇰🇪 Kenya edges toward crypto regulation as parliament passes VASP bill
Oct 30, 2025
State of fiat
Nigeria, South Africa and two other African countries exit FATF’s grey list
According the IMF, these countries have lost significant sums of money as a result of being grey listed by the FATF
Oct 27, 2025
ANALYSIS
Policy
ANALYSISExperts call Nigeria’s crypto tax regime “progressive”
At a Mariblock webinar last week, tax and digital asset experts said the new laws mark a turning point for the sector’s legitimacy.
Sep 30, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 New law: Crypto taxes and penalties arrive in Nigeria in 2026
Plus: 🌍 Coinbase-backed Onboard 3.0 attracts 10k users two months after launch; 🇳🇬 Kredete raises $22 million to fuel expansion efforts
Sep 24, 2025
Policy
Nigeria set to tax individual crypto transactions and exchanges in 2026
Individual crypto transactions will now be subjected to a maximum of 25% personal income tax on profit made.
Sep 20, 2025
ANALYSIS
Regulation
ANALYSISCrypto 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.
May 30, 2025
Policy
Nigeria plans to develop new blockchain policy, again
Two years ago, the country launched a blockchain policy, which it has not implemented yet. Now, it is ditching the document in favor of a new policy.
May 21, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Nigeria delays more crypto licenses — here’s why
Plus: 🇳🇬 Nigerian blockchain startups raised $20M in 2024, claims 3% of global developers — Report; 🇳🇬🇰🇪 CBEX collapse leaves trail of victims across Nigeria and Kenya; 🌍 “Africa is the region that needs stablecoins the most,” Blockradar co-founder
Apr 22, 2025