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ICE3X, VoguePay launch Nigeria’s first bitcoin exchange

12 January 2015 | Paul Adepoju | humanipo.com

ICE3X a South Africa-based bitcoin exchange has announced a partnership with VoguePay, a Nigerian payment processor to launch Nigeria’s first bitcoin exchange.

Under the partnership, individuals in Nigeria can buy and sell bitcoins using the Nigerian local currency directly from existing VoguePay wallets.

Digital currency advocates target massive youth market for bitcoin

11 January 2015 | Dan Ojabo | businessdayonline.com

Digital currency advocates are breaking new grounds in Nigeria as South African bitcoin exchange ICE3X launches Nigeria’s First Bitcoin Exchange, opening up a potentially huge market for bitcoin in Africa’s most populous country.

Nigeria, with a massive population of over 177 million people, 33.6 million of whom are in the 18–35 age bracket has been described as a “virgin territory” for the bitcoin market by ICE3X founder, Gareth Grobler, while speaking to CoinDesk, a world leader in news, prices and information on bitcoin and other digital currencies.

Bitcoin Trading Comes to Nigeria

8 January 2015 | Nick Marinoff | newsbtc.com

South African bitcoin exchange ICE3X has now made it possible to trade bitcoin in Nigeria through a partnership with Nigerian payment processor VoguePay.

Exchange founder Gareth Grobler described the situation with enthusiasm, and feels that Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is the prime area for a possible bitcoin market:

“The market… is potentially massive. VoguePay have spotted the opportunity bitcoin offers, seeing as one of the primary attributes of bitcoin is its security. Nigerian online consumers simply do not have the same access to goods and services from international vendors due to one simple thing – credit card fraud. Bitcoin solves that problem… The idea is that, for example, a farmer in Nigeria can buy a tractor from a supplier in the USA, and both parties could benefit from the near instant, secure and transparent funding solutions underpinned by the bitcoin technology.”

ICE3x Launches Nigeria's First Bitcoin Exchange

7 January 2015 | Jon Southurst | Coindesk.com

South African bitcoin exchange ICE3X has launched bitcoin trading in Nigeria for the first time, opening up a potentially huge market for bitcoin in Africa’s most populous country.

The company has formed an exclusive partnership with Nigerian payment processor VoguePay, allowing users to buy and sell bitcoins using the local currency, the naira, directly from existing VoguePay wallets.