The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a set of new regulations guiding the issuance, exchange and custody of digital assets in Nigeria. The development is coming more than a year after the commission issued the classification and treatment of digital assets. According to SEC, a digital asset means a digital token …
Read More »NFT Sales Rises by 21,000% to $17.6 billion in 2021
The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace is booming with sales jumping by more than 200 times in 2021, according to a new report which also highlights how NFTs have become precisely that, a marketplace. Sales of NFTs jumped 21,000 per cent to more than $17.6 billion (almost €16 billion) in 2021, …
Read More »India Legalizes Crypto, Unveils 30% Tax on Sale of Digital Assets
India announced plans to begin taxing income from digital assets on Tuesday, while also setting out plans for the launch of its own digital currency. The Indian government unveiled a tax of 30% on the sale of crypto assets in a move that brings more clarity to the regulatory and …
Read More »North Korea Hacked Nearly $400 Million in Cryptocurrency Last Year
North Korean hackers launched at least seven attacks on cryptocurrency platforms last year to steal almost $400 million worth of digital assets, according to a report by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. “From 2020 to 2021, the number of North Korean-linked hacks jumped from four to seven, and the value extracted …
Read More »SEC Issues Guidelines for Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency in Nigeria
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has considered cry;ptocurrency as digital assets and will, therefore, make it acceptable and put it under its strict regulations. In a document sighted by Business Remarks released on Monday, SEC said its regulation will ensure that the use of digital assets is operated in a …
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