Nigeria stops Binance operations in the country
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has claimed Binance Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Binance is not registered or regulated by SEC.Information Guide Nigeria
‘’Binance Nigeria Limited is neither registered nor regulated by the Commission and its operations in Nigeria are therefore illegal. Any member of the investing public dealing with the entity is doing so at his/her own risk.’’ the statement read.
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‘’By this circular, Binance Nigeria Limited is hereby directed to stop soliciting Nigerian investors in any form whatsoever immediately.’’
This notice from SEC comes after Binance.US, the U.S. subsidiary of the global exchange, was also sued by the U.S. SEC, accusing it of operating an illegal securities exchange. Binance however dismissed these accusations saying they aim to unilaterally define crypto market structure.
In a statement Binance said: “We intend to defend our platform vigorously,” adding that “because Binance is not a US exchange, the SEC’s actions are limited in reach.”
”Still, we stand with digital asset market participants in the U.S. in opposition to the SEC’s latest overreach, and we are prepared to fight it to the full extent of the law.” it added.NYSC Portal
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