Weekly DigestAugust 5, 20260

Nigeria wants to collect 1.5% crypto stamp duty in Bitcoin, USDT

Every time someone buys Bitcoin, the stablecoin USDT, or another cryptocurrency in Nigeria, the government will take a share of the transaction — and it wants that tax remitted in the same digital asset being traded.

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Nigeria wants to collect 1.5% crypto stamp duty in Bitcoin, USDT

Source: TechCabal  ·  Nigeria

Every time someone buys Bitcoin, the stablecoin USDT, or another cryptocurrency in Nigeria, the government will take a share of the transaction — and it wants that tax remitted in the same digital asset being traded.

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Part of the Africa Dev Week of August 05, 2026 weekly digest.