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Nigeria sets new crypto licensing rules, bans algorithmic stablecoins

By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz

Nigeria has banned algorithmic stablecoins and introduced reserve requirements for issuers as it expands central bank oversight of crypto payment services.

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