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“Should I invest in cryptocurrency?” It’s a question almost every Nigerian is asking. Ten years ago, after all, investing $100 in Bitcoin would have made you a multimillionaire by now. Sadly investing today is a lot more high-risk. Are you considering investing in cryptocurrency in 2020? If so, you
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It’s Christmas again and shoppers in Nigeria and globally are buying gifts and household items for the season. While many use e-commerce platforms such as Jumia and Amazon which have made online purchases easier, these platforms do not offer the cryptocurrency alternative for an increasing number of millennial shoppers
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NairaEx – Nigeria’s Premier Bitcoin Exchange is glad to introduce its latest platform the “NairaEx Wallet” – a dedicated naira wallet with an assigned virtual account number for each NairaEx customer. The NairaEx Wallet allows customers to buy bitcoin instantly from their wallet balance, courtesy of the NairaEx instant buy order
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey remarked that Bitcoin will see its future defined by Africa, as he predicted in a tweet rounding up his first tour of the continent (Nigeria and Ghana) this month. In an official tweet on Nov 27, Jack revealed he would be returning to Africa in 2020,
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Is Bitcoin here to stay? In November 2013, the New York Times predicted that Bitcoin was “doomed to fail.” Alex Planes at The Motley Fool was quick to affirm this prediction. If we fast forward to the present, though, it is clear that both predictions were wildly inaccurate. Since 2013,
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Nigeria’s premier Bitcoin exchange, NairaEx has launched a first of many crypto projects, offering Nigerians easy crypto/bitcoin services across the country. The new service called NairaEx Pay – is a payment gateway which offers users (companies, businesses and individuals) a platform to accept and process bitcoin payments automatically. According
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A twitter user @onyenkuzi posted saying: “Someone put N100,000 in ***** stock in 2004. Ten years later it was worth a little over N11,000.” His tweet prompted an online frenzy with many Nigerians narrating tales of little or no returns on investment (ROI) from various traditional financial assets such
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The Nigerian Police Force, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has announced the capture of the main suspect behind the first ever kidnap involving an exchange of Bitcoins for the victim's freedom. The incident which occurred on 14th September 2019, saw PDP chieftain and politician - Umar Ardo forced
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With the latest Binance Research showing Nigeria’s sustained interest in Bitcoin as revealed by Google Search Trends, we take a look at the top 10 Nigerian States catching the bitcoin vibe. Note that the rankings are based on the past 12 months (1 year) and 5-years time frame. The
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Over the years, Google Search Trends for the term ‘Bitcoin’ have moved from the Western nations to Asia, and then Europe. However, at this time Africa and notably Nigeria seems to be leading new interests in this digital currency. According to a recent report by Binance Research, which visualized the
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Around the world and in Nigeria, good deeds related to finance are viewed as a rarity; and this explains the reactions to Twitter user @BitcoinKeith story after his refund of 7.8BTC ($80,000) sent to him from an unknown source at the time. Bitcoin.ng had an exclusive chat
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This publication seeks to address the arguments raised by cryptocurrency critics, who claim cash suitability over Bitcoin and other crypto. The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author. Bitcoin Vs Cash: The Good Just as innovation and development occurs in different sectors, the finance industry is seeing a