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  "title": "Regulating the Crypto Market in Nigeria",
  "publication": "Selected Issues Papers, July 11, 2025",
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  "summary": "In recent years; the trading of crypto assets has surged among individuals and businesses in Nigeria. The authorities are strengthening the regulatory and supervisory framework for crypto assets to address potential risks including undetected capital outflows and currency speculation; money launderi",
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      "heading": "Overview and key findings",
      "content": "- Trading of crypto assets has surged among individuals and businesses in Nigeria.\n- Authorities are strengthening the regulatory and supervisory framework for crypto assets to address potential risks including:\n  - undetected capital outflows and currency speculation;\n  - money laundering;\n  - terrorism financing;\n  - consumer fraud.\n- Moving forward, authorities should enforce the framework by:\n  - identifying unlicensed crypto firms and preventing them from operating in Nigeria;\n  - collecting taxes on capital gains;\n  - preventing crypto platforms from serving as informal channels to bypass capital flow restrictions.\n- Authorities should also:\n  - continue to develop robust analytical tools for effective market surveillance;\n  - ensure AML/CFT supervisory activity commensurate with money laundering and terrorism financing risks;\n  - actively cooperate and share information with international counterparts."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Risks identified",
      "content": "- Undetected capital outflows and currency speculation linked to crypto trading.\n- Money laundering risks associated with crypto asset transactions.\n- Terrorism financing risks connected to crypto usage.\n- Consumer fraud stemming from crypto market activities."
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      "heading": "Policy recommendations and enforcement actions",
      "content": "- Identify and prevent unlicensed crypto firms from operating in Nigeria.\n- Collect taxes on capital gains from crypto transactions.\n- Prevent crypto platforms from being used to bypass capital flow restrictions.\n- Develop and deploy robust analytical tools for market surveillance.\n- Ensure AML/CFT supervisory activity matches the assessed money laundering and terrorism financing risks.\n- Actively cooperate and share information with international counterparts."
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      "content": "- Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Crime, Currencies, Digital wallets, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Money, Technology\n- Keywords: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Crypto, crypto market, Currencies, Cyrpto market, Digital Assets, Digital wallets, Exchange rates, Financial Service, Global, market premium, Securities, Stablecoin, terrorism financing risk, trading of crypto asset\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Regulating the Crypto Market in Nigeria; IMF Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/096; July 11, 2025\n  - Regulating the Crypto Market in Nigeria; IMF Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/096; July 11, 2025 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Regulating the Crypto Market in Nigeria; IMF Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/096; July 11, 2025 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/selected-issues-papers/issues/2025/07/11/regulating-the-crypto-market-in-nigeria-568580"
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    "Authors: Jose De Luna Martinez, Deeksha Kale",
    "Published: July 11, 2025",
    "Series: Selected Issues Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229018555.018",
    "Trading of crypto assets has surged among individuals and businesses in Nigeria.",
    "Authorities are strengthening the regulatory and supervisory framework for crypto assets to address potential risks including:",
    "Moving forward, authorities should enforce the framework by:",
    "Authorities should also:",
    "Undetected capital outflows and currency speculation linked to crypto trading.",
    "Money laundering risks associated with crypto asset transactions.",
    "Terrorism financing risks connected to crypto usage.",
    "Consumer fraud stemming from crypto market activities.",
    "Identify and prevent unlicensed crypto firms from operating in Nigeria.",
    "Collect taxes on capital gains from crypto transactions.",
    "Prevent crypto platforms from being used to bypass capital flow restrictions.",
    "Develop and deploy robust analytical tools for market surveillance.",
    "Ensure AML/CFT supervisory activity matches the assessed money laundering and terrorism financing risks.",
    "Actively cooperate and share information with international counterparts.",
    "Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Crime, Currencies, Digital wallets, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Money, Technology",
    "Keywords: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Crypto, crypto market, Currencies, Cyrpto market, Digital Assets, Digital wallets, Exchange rates, Financial Service, Global, market premium, Securities, Stablecoin, terrorism financing risk, trading of crypto asset",
    "**Regulating the Crypto Market in Nigeria; IMF Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/096; July 11, 2025**"
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