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Nigeria issues digital asset tax guidelines, some taxes to be paid in tokens
Nigeria has issued new guidelines requiring cryptocurrency exchanges and peer-to-peer platforms to collect, report and pay taxes on digital asset transactions. The rules require platforms to withhold 1 percent of proceeds from disposals of taxable crypto assets, security tokens and applicable NFTs. A 10 percent withholding tax applies to staking, mining, airdrops and DeFi income. Some withheld taxes must be paid in the token used in the transaction.
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Kyrgyzstan emerges as \'crypto Switzerland\' and targets Central Asia hub
Kyrgyzstan is moving to build a Central Asian digital asset hub, backed by two state-level stablecoins and a large gold storage facility. A local fintech consultant said a dollar-pegged token is backed by physical gold bought by the finance ministry and stored in a new national vault, with the ministry holding all tokens. A second stablecoin is based on the som and launched on BNB Smart Chain with Binance.
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FSC holds first virtual asset committee meeting of 2026 to discuss Digital Asset Framework Act draft
South Korea\'s Financial Services Commission met on Tuesday for its first virtual asset committee meeting of 2026 at the Government Complex Seoul. The meeting reviewed the status and plans related to a mistaken virtual asset payment incident on Feb. 6 and discussed a government review draft of the Digital Asset Framework Act. Officials also considered strengthening exchange internal controls, IT and security standards, safeguards including no-fault liability, and standards for stablecoin issuance and ownership dispersion.