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Nigeria

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Primary regulator

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) · Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

Licensing framework

SEC Rules on Issuance, Offering and Custody of Digital Assets (2022, updated 2024) — VASP, DAX and DAOP licences.

AML requirements

AML/CFT obligations under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022; SEC AML Regulations 2022.

Travel Rule

Partial — Required for licensed VASPs; cross-border interoperability still maturing.

Tax treatment

10% capital gains tax on digital assets (Finance Act 2023).

Consumer protection

SEC investor-protection rules; CBN consumer-protection framework for payments.

Latest development · 2026-05-09
Second cohort granted provisional ATS licences

Four firms cleared to operate regulated digital-asset exchanges.

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