The Architecture of Digital Sovereignty: Unfurling the Legal Applicability of Blockchain transactions in FinTech Regulations within the Nigerian Digital Marketplace: A Motion Test
  • Author(s): Olufemi Franklin Olufemi Jr. Esq.
  • Paper ID: 1717478
  • Page: 1150-1153
  • Published Date: 11-05-2026
  • Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
  • Publisher: IRE Journals
  • e-ISSN: 2456-8880
  • Volume/Issue: Volume 9 Issue 11 May-2026
Abstract

This discourse seeks to carefully appraise the legal ramifications of the "blockchain insurgence" within the Nigerian digital commerce set up, with particular emphasis on the efforts in fine-tuning the best regulatory framework as it applies to digital currencies in FinTech sector in the last decade. This also includes identifying the attendant impact on the usual way of doing business within the Nigerian digital marketplace. The Nigerian financial market has transitioned in its approach to blockchain transactions, with emphasis in this discourse on digital currencies, from a period of regulatory skepticism and outright prohibitions in the early part of the last decade, to one of structured engagement and deliberate brainstorming for progressive legal and policy development. This shift is codified primarily through the innovations drafted into the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 and the SEC Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms, and Custody of Digital Assets.

Citations

IRE Journals:
Olufemi Franklin Olufemi Jr. Esq. "The Architecture of Digital Sovereignty: Unfurling the Legal Applicability of Blockchain transactions in FinTech Regulations within the Nigerian Digital Marketplace: A Motion Test" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 11 2026 Page 1150-1153 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1717478

IEEE:
Olufemi Franklin Olufemi Jr. Esq. "The Architecture of Digital Sovereignty: Unfurling the Legal Applicability of Blockchain transactions in FinTech Regulations within the Nigerian Digital Marketplace: A Motion Test" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(11) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1717478