WAO ART #324

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced guidelines for banks to establish cryptocurrency accounts. The regulations include maintaining separate naira-denominated accounts for digital asset service providers, prohibiting cash withdrawals, and limiting withdrawals to two per quarter.

Former Premier Sean Chen suggests that the new president of Taiwan should issue a NFT instead of a commemorative coin when they take office in May. Chen believes that this would make Taiwan the first country in the world to launch an NFT to celebrate the swearing-in of a new president.

Amsterdam-based neo-brokerage platform BUX is facing backlash from its token holders after its cryptocurrency, the BUX Token, became untradeable in September 2023. Join BUX Together, a group of affected individuals, is seeking compensation and considering legal action.

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor is selling $216 million worth of stock options in his company to buy more Bitcoin. Saylor has been a strong advocate for the cryptocurrency and has already accumulated over 189,000 BTC worth $8.5 billion.

The Lukeville, Arizona border crossing with Mexico is set to reopen after being closed for a month due to a surge in migrants. The closure put pressure on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and caused economic losses for businesses in the area.

Decentralized trading aggregator Jupiter is planning to airdrop its JUP token by the end of January. The airdrop will test the longevity of the altcoin frenzy and will be a stress test for JUP trading infrastructure and the Solana network. Nearly 1 million Solana wallets have qualified.

Australian Alex de Minaur ended Novak Djokovic's 43-game winning streak in Australia with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at the United Cup in Perth. De Minaur served exceptionally well and made very few errors, while Djokovic struggled with uncharacteristic mistakes and a wrist injury.