Nigeria introduces new crypto regulation framework: identity verification and tax compliance become key focuses

HashBard · 2026-01-13T11:20:09+00:00

Nigeria launches a new cryptocurrency regulatory framework requiring service providers to link user transactions with identity information, strengthening tax compliance. The framework enhances compliance through a dual track system of taxation and identity verification while reducing user privacy, aiming to follow international standards and trends.

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2026-01-13 11:20:09

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【Crypto World】Nigeria recently introduced a new cryptocurrency regulatory framework with a clear core logic—integrating crypto transactions with the traditional identity system. Specifically, all crypto service providers are required to link users’ transactions, taxpayer identification numbers, and national ID numbers.

The approach of this framework is not based on on-chain data monitoring but rather on a dual-track system of taxation and identity. In simple terms, it aims to bring crypto asset transactions back into the traditional financial reporting system. For service providers, this means stricter KYC verification. For users, privacy is being squeezed.

The underlying goal is quite clear—to enhance tax compliance while keeping up with the global trend of crypto asset reporting. Similar actions are also happening in Europe and America; Nigeria is actually following international standards. This trend is hard to reverse, and the crypto industry must gradually adapt to a coexistence model with regulators.

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