Blockchain.com Seeks Africa Expansion as Crypto Rules Emerge

May 27, 2025, 6:38 AM UTC

Blockchain.com, a UK-based crypto exchange, is seeking to expand in African nations that have started to institute rules to regulate the industry.

The company is looking to grow in countries including Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and this quarter is planning a physical office in Nigeria, which is the firm’s “fastest-growing market” in West Africa, according to Owenize Odia, Blockchain.com’s general manager for Africa operations.

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