Nigeria’s Stablecoin Surge Reshapes Cross-Border Payments for the Global South
Africa Africa & Latin America Nigeria’s Stablecoin Surge Reshapes Cross-Border Payments for the Global South By Samuel Ncube · July 21, 2026 · 7 min read Africa Intelligence A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom. Africa · Western Key Facts —$59 billion in inflows. Nigeria recorded $59 billion in crypto-asset inflows between July 2023 and June 2024, ranking second globally in crypto adoption. —Stablecoins dominate.
- ▪Africa Africa & Latin America Nigeria’s Stablecoin Surge Reshapes Cross-Border Payments for the Global South By Samuel Ncube · July 21, 2026 · 7 min read Africa Intelligence A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom.
- ▪Africa · Western Key Facts —$59 billion in inflows.
- ▪Nigeria recorded $59 billion in crypto-asset inflows between July 2023 and June 2024, ranking second globally in crypto adoption. —Stablecoins dominate.
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Africa Africa & Latin America Nigeria’s Stablecoin Surge Reshapes Cross-Border Payments for the Global South By Samuel Ncube · July 21, 2026 · 7 min read Africa Intelligence A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom. Free. Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never share your email. Africa · Western Key Facts —$59 billion in inflows. Nigeria recorded $59 billion in crypto-asset inflows between July 2023 and June 2024, ranking second globally in crypto adoption. —Stablecoins dominate. Dollar-pegged tokens such as USDT and USDC account for roughly 43% of all crypto volume in Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by households and SMEs. —Regulatory pivot.
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