Nigeria is home to 3% of Global Web3 developer And contributed 4% of the new web3 talent in 2024, a new report on the country’s blockchain industry has revealed.
Nigeria Web3 landscape report 2024 Further revealed The fact that Nigerian startups has cumulatively collected $ 130 million, with $ 20 million collected in 2024, a dip of 10% from the $ 22 million gathered the year before.
The report was compiled by Hashed Emergent, the venture capital arm for Blockchain development company Hashed. Nigerian exchange QuidaxAbuja-based blockchain consulting company convexity, and local law fusion lawyers also contributed to the report.
The $ 20 million collected in 2024 is the lowest in three years, which reflects a global dip in Starting financing in Webb3 And then. With the exception of Artificial Intelligence (AI) StartupsEvery other sector has registered a slowdown in funding in the midst of broader macroeconomic challenges. In Nigeria, the figure was 2024 64% lower than 2022, when financing topped $ 56 million.
Startup’s infrastructure topped the list with 11 offers, with financial and entertainment that collected seven and two offers respectively. A more regarding statement was that 90% of last year’s business was financed by grants. While the contributions are critical to all blockchain communities to stimulate growth, it indicates that Most startups are still in the early development phase And must rely on grants rather than long -term revenue. On the other hand, only 21% of the deal was relied on in 2022 on grants.
Stablecoins dominated the financial sector in Nigerias Web3 Ecosystem 2024, says the report. This is in line with a broader regional increase in adoption Because Africans are looking for alternatives to costly, slow and inaccessible traditional financial solutions, especially in cross -border fund transfer.
In Nigeria, depending on Stablecoins was raised by a lack of American dollar in the middle of an Cash deficiencyNaira depreciation and high inflation. It culminated in the launch of CNGNA StableCoin project that offers local solutions in February 2025.
Despite the local development, Offshore Stablecoins accounted for most of the value that received last year. The report reveals that Nigeria received $ 59 billion in digital assets last year, with $ 24 billion in Stablecoins. This was twice as much as others placed South Africa and eight times higher than the third placed Kenya.
Lack of regulations hinders collection efforts
In addition to collection, Nigeria’s consistent Developer training and skill Efforts have made the Africa Web3 developer power plant. All in all, the country accounts for 3% of global blockchain developers, and last year it produced 4% of total new talents in space. Over the past decade, the country’s growth in the proportion of web3 developers has increased 1,400%, the highest growth globally.
Despite the development, the report says that the lack of clear regulations keeps the sector down. According to the report’s main author, Uchenna Edeoga, this has been an important obstacle to fundraising for these start -ups.
“Compared to India’s $ 5 billion in Web3 financing, Nigeria’s collective financing of $ 130 million reflects a smaller ecosystem that is limited by unclear legislative climate and investors. told an outlet.
600,000 Nigerians lose $ 800 million to CBEX ‘CRYPTO’ SCAM
Still in Nigeria, over 600,000 investors have lost N1.3 trillion ($ 811 million) to Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), a digital asset company that recently collapsed with users’ funds.
Local media reports that CBEX attracted investors with promises of a 100% return on investment after 30 days. In accordance with other fraud, early investors received the promised return and attracted thousands more to what they thought was a legitimate platform.
Following the platform’s collapse, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested two suspects believed to be among the operators. A source from the economic crime dog told A local outlet like five others, including two Nigerian siblings and a British citizen, is under the probe for their commitment. EFCC investigates who funded the company, how it managed to avoid regulatory review and its older financial partners.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been reviewed for their participation as a “crypto” market guard dog. However, Director -General Emomotimi Agama dismissed the charges and noted that CBEX was not registered, which limited the agency’s ability to defeat the company.
“Sec’s first responsibility is to review regulated institutions within the framework of its available resources. Registration is actually the mark for regulation. Without registration, the possibility of regulation becomes difficult,” he said in an interview with a local withdrawal.
Agama further noted that no member of the public had reported on CBEX before it blasted, despite the company working for nine months.
CBEX is the latest in a long line of “crypto” fraud that focuses on nigeries. In accordance with To Paul Alaje, chief economist at Lagos-based SPM professionals, the Nigerians have lost N4.8 trillion ($ 2.99 billion) to these fraud since 2016. He added to write off Naira is the actual figure close to N8 trillion ($ 5 billion), he added.
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