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Nigeria and Bitcoin...amazing news coming out of Africa re blockchain and crypto...imho...cheers...

Cryptocurrencies: Why Nigeria is a global leader in Bitcoin trade
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56169917

REPORT: OVER A THIRD OF NIGERIANS ARE INVESTED IN BITCOIN, CRYPTO
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/report-over-a-third-of-nigerians-are-invested-in-bitcoin-crypto
'...KuCoin released Into The Cryptoverse, a report showing 35% of Nigerians aged 18-60 are invested in or trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies...'

Nigeria Issues Crypto Asset Rules in Move Seen Boosting Trade
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-14/nigeria-issues-crypto-asset-rules-in-move-seen-boosting-trade
-- Rules aim to protect investors and promote transparency
-- Nigerians are among the world’s biggest crypto traders

Out of control and rising: why bitcoin has Nigeria’s government in a panic
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/31/out-of-control-and-rising-why-bitcoin-has-nigerias-government-in-a-panic

"...Nigeria has one of the youngest populations in the world and is ripe for digital finance..."

"...According to bitcoin trading platform Paxful, Nigeria is now second only to the US for bitcoin trading. The dollar volume of crypto received by users in Nigeria in May was $2.4bn, up from $684m last December, according to blockchain research firm Chainalysis. And the true scale of crypto flows through Africa’s largest economy is likely to be much larger, with many trades untraceable by analysts..."

Nigeria follows China’s footsteps in piloting digital currency
https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/25/nigeria-follows-chinas-footsteps-in-piloting-digital-currency/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGGGVPH5RUtzQxav7fQaO8K93BV5lWYeLUKC5gGPCYoy9KB9b6FGwjF-6Gs3--mT5_bcIzbNmFR3TbPoI8NFVbHRxnFli5hhfEeUtkQNs2eedGUelXfso3gOzmFIJeVUIS12o-dJtebhud4puwTgeYijlNVKweHw85mTo3GwfHuL