By Bitcoin Magasin - 1 år siden - Læsetid: 2 minutter
Nigeria at oprette en særlig økonomisk zone for Bitcoin, Krypto
The NEPZA is in discussions with Binance and Talent City to establish a special economic zone for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in West Africa.
Nigeria seeks to create a special economic zone for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. NEPZA is in discussion with Binance and Talent City to establish a partnership. The economic zone will reportedly mirror the Dubai Virtual Free Zone.Nigeria is seeking to create the first economic free zone for bitcoin and cryptocurrency in West Africa through the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), per a pressemeddelelse.
NEPZA er i drøftelser med Binance, en af de førende cryptocurrency-børser, samt Talent City som har specialiseret sig i at bygge særlige økonomiske zoner.
Our goal is to engender a flourishing virtual free zones to take advantage of a near trillion dollar virtual economy in blockchains and digital economy," said Adesoji Adesugba, NEPZA's managing director.
Desuden forklarede NEPZA, at hvis der opnås et partnerskab, vil det endelige produkt afspejle det Dubai Virtual Free Zone.
In fact, this past December, Binance indgået i en Memorandum of Understanding with the Dubai World Trade Center. The memorandum intends to make Dubai a hub for bitcoin and cryptocurrency related products and services by creating a “new international virtual asset ecosystem.”
I februar sidste år udstedte Central Bank of Nigeria en brev banning regulated institutions from “dealing” with bitcoin or cryptocurrencies. Following the ban, Nigeria saw an uptick of 27% in peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin transactions across the country.
Bare sidste år blev Afrika som helhed det største land i P2P-transaktioner i verden efter volumen. Omtrent på samme tid, Chainalysis reported a global adoption index which showed Nigeria in the top 10 countries worldwide for its adoption of bitcoin.
Moreover, as Dubai and Nigeria look to establish special economic zones to benefit bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, we can take a look at existing economic zones. For instance, the free city of blomstrende er et eksempel på en tilpasselig økonomisk ramme.
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