{"id":"tp-9617","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Nigeria SEC issues new crypto rules confirming digital assets are securities","author":"Mark Jason Alcala","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9617","datePublished":"2022-05-17T11:49:11.000Z","dateModified":"2022-05-17T11:49:11.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The development is seen as a step toward the legitimacy of cryptos such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) and could promote further adoption in Nigeria, one of the leading countries for digital currency adoption.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-markets-regulator-publishes-rules-crypto-assets-2022-05-14/"},{"title":"Forbes","url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/oluwaseunadeyanju/2022/05/14/nigeria-issues-crypto-asset-rules-in-a-move-that-could-boost-adoption/"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}