Bitcoin... Litecoin... Ethereum. Cryptocurrencies continue to dominate the headlines. What's going on in Nigeria's cryptocurrency landscape, how have regulators responded, and what does the future hold?
Our guest today is Timi Ajiboye, co-founder and CEO of BuyCoins, a service that enables users trade cryptocurrencies. Timi shares what he's learned from building one of Nigeria's largest cryptocurrency platforms.
In this episode, we talk about00:00 - Introduction
01:07:12 - Timi's journey to founding a cryptocurrency exchange
02:00:15 - A brief introduction to cryptocurrencies
03:34:22 - The inspiration behind BuyCoins
06:50:11 - The process of introducing BuyCoins to Nigerians
09:20:28 - BuyCoins' goals for 2020 - expansion and more
11:00:21 - Milestones and volumes
11:52:27 - [Paystack Merchant Alert] Introducing Aella Credit paystack.com/aellacredit
12:48:00 - Exploring the cryptocurrency regulation landscape across Africa
14:47:17 - The question of regulation in Nigeria
16:28:17 - How BuyCoins maintains customer safety
18:56:17 - What Nigeria stands to gain from trading cryptocurrencies
21:32:00 - The most important question
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