Announcing the 2026 VASPA
Leadership Circle ⭕💯🎉🚀 To build at scale, we need expanded vision.
We are thrilled to welcome new voices to the VASPA leadership team—bringing expertise from across the continent's fintech, policy, investment landscape.
Over the past year, it has been my profound honor to lead the Steering Committee of Virtual Asset Service Providers Association (@VaspaAfrica) and serve as its first Executive Chair.
With the foundation now set and the blueprint in place, it is now time for the next wave of builders to take us forward as I formally step aside to warmly welcome our incoming leaders.
#VASPA #VASPs #Africa #Leaders
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Delighted to see the Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report 🇳🇬 in its second year! Proud to have been one of the cintributing authors of this insightful, enriching, and resourceful work. Join tomorrow's X Space talk to learn more about this laudable project by @HashedEM#Web3#Nigeria
In a definitive nod to its growing authority and crucial coordinating role within the virtual asset sector, the Virtual Asset Service Providers Association (VASPA) has been officially enlisted by the Nigerian government to be a part of the Virtual Assets Working Group to ...
The People Have Spoken. Now We Build.
We concluded the largest industry consultation on Nigeria's virtual asset future. We're now synthesizing your voice into a unified industry memorandum for policymakers. This is co-creation in action.
The Virtual Asset Service Providers Association (VASPA) warmly congratulates the Securities and Exchange Commission, GH (@SECGhana) on the official launch of its Virtual Asset Service Providers regulatory sandbox.
Now Official Media Partner to Abia Web3 and Digital Economy Conference 2026 (AWDEC26), CAB is delighted to be one of the partners that will put Aba the "commercial capital of the east" and Abia State in general on the digital map.
#AWDEC26#Web3#DigitalEconomy#Abia#Nigeria
Big things happen when strong media partners come on board.
With @CryptoAssetBuy as an Official Media Partner, AWDEC26 is set to reach even more innovators, builders, and industry leaders across the digital ecosystem.
The movement is growing, and the world will hear about it.
Join us tomorrow Saturday Feb 28 as we discuss "The
Scramble for Digital Africa: Who Builds the Rails?"
What's the role of African VASPs in building in the continent's financial infrastructure? Save the date 👉🏾https://t.co/XWDEMNN6Ht
#DigitalRails#XSpaces#VaspaAfrica
Come February 28 2026, in the ancient city of Benin City, @unibencrypto (Bloclkchain UNIBEN) is not just hosting another tech event, but engineering a mindset shift amongst youths in the Web3 space:
https://t.co/Wz7mpKP8dK
#Blockchain#BlockchainUniben#BeninCity#Nigeria #Africa #Web3
The conversations here are ahead of the curve.
DeFi, tokenization, AI, digital finance. Not theory. Not speculation.
Real conversations about where things are going and how to be ready when they get there.
X SPACES ANNOUNCEMENT
On Saturday Feb 28th we will discuss "The Scramble for Digital Africa: Who Builds the Rails?"
Join us for a fiery debate: As global giants and African builders vie to construct the continent's financial infrastructure, who will own the rails?
In 2017, discussing “Blockchain & Crypto Law” in Nigeria felt like speaking a foreign language in a room full of skeptics ...
This is one of the reasons I am honored to have been invited by the International Centre for Emerging Technologies (@ICETNIGERIA) Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State (FUT Minna), to deliver a guest lecture for their Masters in Fintech & Financial Blockchain (MFB 724). My session is titled:
“The Evolution of Blockchain Policy and Crypto Regulations in Nigeria: Lessons for Innovators, Regulators, and Policymakers.”
Read more: https://t.co/YaQxq2sXtz
@NITDANigeria@biccon2021@VaspaAfrica@officialEFCC@NGBlockchain_Wk@CryptoAssetBuy@SECNigeria@cenbank
#Blockchain #Crypto #Innovation #Policy #Regulations
The Blockchain Industry Coordinating Committee of Nigeria (@biccon2021) has issued a measured yet firm policy response to Circular No. 26-1 by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (@SECNigeria) describing the new capital requirements as a “milestone” for institutionalization that simultaneously threatens to “strangle” the very innovation it seeks to regulate.
Details: https://t.co/pcisJhBUBF
#VASPs #CMOs #SECNigeria #CryptoLicense #Crypto #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Fintech #Nigeria #FintechRegulation
Delighted to see our Founding Editor, @SenatorIhenyen, speak at the ongoing Abuja Blockchain Week. Doubling as the Executive Chair of @VaspaAfrica, Senator is expected to share his vision on #crypto adoption, innovation, and regulation through the lens of a leading crypto advocate in Africa.
#Crypto #Africa
THE LAW & THE CODE JUST COLLIDED
When policy meets product, only one man stands in the middle making sure builders don’t go to jail for innovating.
We are thrilled to announce Senator Ihenyen Lead Partner, Infusion Lawyers Executive Chairman, VASPA (@VaspaAfrica ) as a Keynote Speaker at Nigeria Blockchain Week 2025!
He’s the lawyer who speaks fluent code and fluent Constitution.
The mind behind Nigeria’s clearest voices on crypto regulation. The defender of founders, VASPs, and the entire Web3 ecosystem.
Asking yourself:
Is it actually safe to build and launch in Nigeria?
What does the new VASPA framework mean for my project?
How do I structure my token, DeFi, or NFT project legally?
Senator Ihenyen will give you the answers, straight from the frontlines.
This isn’t theory. This is the man writing the rulebook while protecting the builders.
Keynote Speaker Senator Ihenyen (@SenatorIhenyen ) Executive Chairman, VASPA | Lead Partner, Infusion Lawyers
Venue: eGovt Training Center PSIN, Kubwa
Date: December 8th–13th, 2025
Grab your seat: https://t.co/PiXupAhe1O
Founders, Institutions, lawyers, regulators: your most important session of the year is here.
Legal clarity is coming. Be in the room when it drops.
#NBW2025 #NigeriaBlockchainWeek #CryptoLaw #VASPA #Web3Nigeria #BuildInNigeria
📌TOMORROW: The #RealWorldTokenization X Spaces is here! 💥
We'll be live at 12pm WAT with leaders in finance, agriculture, and the creative industries. Get your questions ready on Real-Asset Tokenization!