加密貨幣分類需求成長：尼日利亞利害關係人希望比特幣和以太幣被歸類為商品

尼日利亞的利益相關者正在推動尼日利亞證券交易委員會（SEC）效仿伊利諾伊州法院最近做出的裁決

Stakeholders in Nigeria are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to classify Bitcoin and Ether as commodities, following a recent court ruling in Illinois.

在伊利諾伊州法院最近做出裁決後，尼日利亞的利益相關者敦促美國證券交易委員會（SEC）將比特幣和以太幣歸類為商品。

As cryptocurrencies gain increasing attention within the global financial system, there are growing calls for their proper categorization and further definition, Cointelegraph shares.

Cointelegraph 表示，隨著加密貨幣在全球金融體系中受到越來越多的關注，對其進行適當分類和進一步定義的呼聲越來越高。

Speaking with Cointelegraph, Lucky Uwakwe, chairman of the Blockchain Industry Coordinating Committee of Nigeria (BICCoN), highlighted the need for a precise definition of cryptocurrency.

尼日利亞區塊鏈產業協調委員會（BICCoN）主席 Lucky Uwakwe 在接受 Cointelegraph 採訪時強調了對加密貨幣進行精確定義的必要性。

According to the chairman, this approach would guide the manufacturers in pinpointing the regulations.

主席表示，這種方法將指導製造商確定法規。

"The Nigerian SEC should bear in mind the need to create regulations that define the asset class of crypto assets or break down the respective crypto into asset classes and explain to the members of the public how such crypto qualifies to be called securities or commodities," he noted.

「尼日利亞證券交易委員會應牢記需要製定法規來定義加密資產的資產類別或將相應的加密貨幣分解為資產類別，並向公眾解釋此類加密貨幣如何有資格被稱為證券或商品，」他指出。

Different protocols, different regulationsDespite the United States SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) agreeing that Bitcoin and Ether are commodities, the varying protocols — proof-of-stake (PoS) versus proof-of-work (PoW) — could alter the categorization of specific crypto assets, according to Uwakwe.

不同的協議，不同的法規儘管美國 SEC 和商品期貨交易委員會 (CFTC) 同意比特幣和以太幣是商品，但不同的協議——股權證明 (PoS) 與工作量證明 (PoW)——可能會改變Uwakwe 表示，特定加密資產的分類。

While physical commodities like cash crops and agricultural products have historically garnered attention from the Commodity Board, digital commodities have not received the same level of focus in Nigeria.

雖然經濟作物和農產品等實體商品歷來受到商品委員會的關注，但數位商品在奈及利亞並未受到同樣程度的關注。

Nigerian government agencies showing interestSeveral Nigerian government agencies, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), SEC, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), are showing interest in cryptocurrencies, according to Oladotun Wilfred Akangbe, chief marketing officer at Flincap, an exchange platform for over-the-counter cryptos in Africa.

尼日利亞政府機構表現出興趣首席行銷長Oladotun Wilfred Akangbe 表示，包括尼日利亞中央銀行(C​​BN​​)、SEC、聯邦稅務局(FIRS) 和尼日利亞通訊委員會(NCC) 在內的多個尼日利亞政府機構都對加密貨幣表現出了興趣Flincap 的官員，Flincap 是非洲的場外加密貨幣交易平台。

Highlighting that the value of assets is now being pegged to Bitcoin and Ether, two of the leading cryptocurrencies, Akangbe underlined that Bitcoin and Ether need separate approaches to regulation from other cryptocurrencies.

Akangbe 強調，資產的價值現在與兩種主要加密貨幣比特幣和以太幣掛鉤，並強調比特幣和以太幣需要與其他加密貨幣不同的監管方法。

According to Akangbe, the SEC should pay special attention to initial coin offerings (ICOs) and other forms of cryptocurrency financing. Looking at each cryptocurrency to determine whether it is a security or a commodity is important because they are all unique, another local crypto researcher, Rume Ophi, stated.

Akangbe 表示，SEC 應特別關注首次代幣發行（ICO）和其他形式的加密貨幣融資。另一位當地加密貨幣研究員 Rume Ophi 表示，研究每種加密貨幣以確定它是證券還是商品很重要，因為它們都是獨一無二的。

If Nigeria is serious about creating a thorough regulatory framework for digital assets, it must listen to the suggestions of its stakeholders. By classifying Bitcoin and Ether as commodities, the Nigerian SEC can bring much-needed market stability and clarity, encouraging innovation while ensuring regulatory compliance.

如果尼日利亞真的想為數位資產建立一個徹底的監管框架，就必須聽取利害關係人的建議。透過將比特幣和以太幣歸類為商品，尼日利亞證券交易委員會可以帶來急需的市場穩定性和清晰度，鼓勵創新，同時確保監管合規性。