{"id":8947,"date":"2024-04-14T13:43:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T13:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/?p=8947"},"modified":"2024-07-12T13:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T13:45:30","slug":"forbes-africans-dont-need-u-s-crypto-etfs-as-much-as-they-need-african-specific-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/forbes-africans-dont-need-u-s-crypto-etfs-as-much-as-they-need-african-specific-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes: Africans Don&#8217;t Need U.S. Crypto ETFs As Much As They Need African-Specific Regulation","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Elizabeth Rossiello argues that Africans need clear, African-specific cryptocurrency regulations more than U.S. crypto ETFs. U.S. bitcoin ETFs have boosted bitcoin prices, driving interest in digital currencies globally. However, without clear local regulations, Africans are left vulnerable to unreliable partners. Establishing stringent regulations will enable secure investment in digital assets and prevent exploitation. African countries like Nigeria and South Africa are already making strides in crypto regulation. African markets should lead in digital financial technology, leveraging local solutions to unlock economic value and ensure investor protection. Read it here. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1053441,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Outfit&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-textstyleruns=\"{&quot;1&quot;:0}\uee10{&quot;1&quot;:675,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1136076},&quot;9&quot;:1}}\uee10{&quot;1&quot;:679}\" data-sheets-hyperlinkruns=\"{&quot;1&quot;:675,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/elizabethrossiello\/2024\/04\/11\/africans-dont-need-us-crypto-etfs-as-much-as-they-need-african-specific-regulation\/?sh=538212e02ae8&quot;}\uee10{&quot;1&quot;:679}\">Elizabeth Rossiello argues that Africans need clear, African-specific cryptocurrency regulations more than U.S. crypto ETFs. U.S. bitcoin ETFs have boosted bitcoin prices, driving interest in digital currencies globally. However, without clear local regulations, Africans are left vulnerable to unreliable partners. Establishing stringent regulations will enable secure investment in digital assets and prevent exploitation. African countries like Nigeria and South Africa are already making strides in crypto regulation. African markets should lead in digital financial technology, leveraging local solutions to unlock economic value and ensure investor protection. Read it <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/elizabethrossiello\/2024\/04\/11\/africans-dont-need-us-crypto-etfs-as-much-as-they-need-african-specific-regulation\/?sh=538212e02ae8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Rossiello argues that Africans need clear, African-specific cryptocurrency regulations more than U.S. crypto ETFs. U.S. bitcoin ETFs have boosted bitcoin prices, driving interest in digital currencies globally. However, without clear local regulations, Africans are left vulnerable to unreliable partners. Establishing stringent regulations will enable secure investment in digital assets and prevent exploitation. African countries [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":5,"featured_media":8948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[845,682,847,586,851,806,530,852,625,853,848,347,327,244,199,850,849,200,846],"class_list":["post-8947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aza-news","tag-african-cryptocurrency-regulation","tag-african-markets","tag-bitcoin-etfs","tag-blockchain","tag-chainalysis","tag-digital-assets","tag-digital-currencies","tag-digital-financial-technology","tag-economic-growth","tag-economic-initiatives","tag-financial-products","tag-fintech","tag-investment","tag-mobile-money","tag-nigeria","tag-regulatory-framework","tag-retail-investors","tag-south-africa","tag-u-s-crypto-etfs"],"acf":[],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}