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DIFC (Dubai) Crypto VC Fund for Nigerian founders

Setting up a crypto vc fund in DIFC (Dubai) as a Nigerian founder is a three-variable problem: the DIFC (Dubai) entity, the crypto vc fund regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.

DIFC (Dubai) entity

Mandatory office, directors, employees in DIFC

Crypto VC Fund considerations

Closed-ended fund deploying into web3 equity and tokens.

Nigerian UBO exposure

CBN forex regime, dollar access friction; UAE and Mauritius preferred.

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