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DateJurisdictionDevelopmentCategorySource
20/10/2022South AfricaFCSA: Declaration of crypto assets as a financial product.Official Media Releasea6ccb2_external_link_icon
11/10/2022NigeriaVP Osinbajo: Nigeria needs to change bank licensing regime to accommodate blockchain players.Senior Official Speecha6ccb2_external_link_icon
23/09/2022NamibiaBoN: VASPs to be brought into Namibia's Fintech Innovations Regulatory Framework.Official Media Releasea6ccb2_external_link_icon
02/09/2022NigeriaNEPZA: Exploring partnership with Binance and Talent City for first Virtual Free Zone in Nigeria.Official Media Releasea6ccb2_external_link_icon
29/08/2022CARConstitutional Court of CAR: Certain aspects of Sango initiative are unconstitutionalMedia Reporta6ccb2_external_link_icon
24/08/2022EthiopiaINSA: Entities involved in crypto services to begin being registered.Official Media Releasea6ccb2_external_link_icon
16/08/2022South AfricaSARB: Banks can't terminate services for CASPs simply because of uncertainty around AML or regulatory requirements.Official Media Releasea6ccb2_external_link_icon
16/08/2022KenyaKenya's crypto crowd hopes President-Elect will be better than predecessor.Media Reporta6ccb2_external_link_icon
19/07/2022CARSango - The First National Digital Monetary System built by the Central African Republic powered by BlockchainOfficial Media Releasea6ccb2_external_link_icon
18/07/2022NigeriaSEC's Dayo Obisan: When crypto is used a means of exchange, it falls into the purview of the CBN. When used as an investment, it falls under the purview of the SEC.Senior Official Speecha6ccb2_external_link_icon
30/06/2022South Africa / USACFTC: South Africa's Mirror Trading International and its CEO charged with a $1.7B fraud.Enforcementa6ccb2_external_link_icon
21/06/2022MoroccoBank Al-Maghrib's Abdellatif Jouahri: A bill to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies will soon be introduced.Senior Official Speecha6ccb2_external_link_icon
06/06/2022NigeriaSEC's New Rules On The Issuance, Offering Platforms And Custody Of Digital Assets - What You Need To KnowLaw Firm Commentarya6ccb2_external_link_icon
11/05/2022NigeriaSEC: New Rules On The Issuance, Offering Platforms And Custody Of Digital AssetsOfficial Media Releasea6ccb2_external_link_icon
27/04/2022CARCentral African Republic Adopts Bitcoin as Legal TenderMedia Reporta6ccb2_external_link_icon
02/02/2022BotswanaBotswana Passes Bill to Regulate CryptoMedia Reporta6ccb2_external_link_icon
11/01/2022MauritiusMauritius Passes Virtual Asset & Initial Token Offering Services ActMedia Reporta6ccb2_external_link_icon
11/06/2021South AfricaIFWG: Position Paper On Crypto AssetsOfficial Media Releasea6ccb2_external_link_icon

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