Tag : Digital Assets

Beyond Gambling: Harmonizing Nigeria’s Capital Market and Virtual Asset Sector for a $1 Trillion Economy

The recent visit by the NGX Group Board and Management to the State House in Abuja highlights some of the commendable strides this administration’s economic team has made—although it remains a challenge for the administration to make these strides count for the common man out there. Regardless, seeing the...

Why President Trump’s New Fintech Order in the United States Matters for Africa

​The global financial landscape just took a significant step toward co-building. On 19 May 2026—the day Arsenal Football Club finally won the English Premier League after a 22-year wait—President Donald Trump was gunning for a different kind of cup: a U.S. where walls between FinTech and traditional financial services...

Clampdowns, Crackdowns, and Shutdowns in Crypto Town: Responsible regulation is what Nigeria needs.

The Christmas Gift: 22 December 2023   Three days to Christmas last year the Olayemi Cardoso-led Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lifted the over three-year ban on crypto transactions in Nigeria’s banking and financial system. Long overdue, the news was refreshing. It was a Christmas gift to many, locally...