Luno joins Crypto & DEFI Forum 2025 as Platinum Sponsor

Africa’s leading B2BC event servicing company, Eventhive, has announced its partnership with Luno as the Platinum sponsor of its Inaugral Crypto & DEFI Forum scheduled to be held on Wednesday,11th of June, 2025 at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria.

With SEC licensing crypto exchange companies in Nigeria, attention now shifts from crypto’s speculative nature to its utility value, real-world applications for blockchain are gaining prominence. Questions abound regarding blockchain’s role in financial markets, the potential of Bitcoin ETFs, and the path toward comprehensive industry regulation.

Crypto and DEFI Forum will convene Nigeria’s largest gathering for traditional financial players, regulators, policymakers, and digital asset innovators. Industry players will engage in keynote interviews, networking sessions, and debates, exploring strategies for navigating institutional tokenization, expanding blockchain applications, and addressing regulatory challenges.

In a statement by Jamiu Ijaodola, CEO at Eventhive, He said ‘At the core of our Eventhive, we spotlight opportunities across various markets through our B2B2C event, we are thrilled to launch our inaugural crypto event as this is an industry that cannot be overlooked considering its potential impact on Nigeria’s digital finance market, we are mostly excited to be partnering with Luno as the Platinum Sponsor of the event.’.

Speaking ahead of Luno’ participation as the Platinum sponsor of the Crypto & DEFI Forum, Ayotunde Alabi, CEO, Luno Nigeria said “Nigeria is at a critical juncture when it comes to decentralised finance – will it continue on its path to being a world leader when it comes to adoption and innovation? Luno is thrilled to support this important new event, with an array of huge industry names set to address key challenges and explore emerging opportunities in order to shape the future of crypto and digital assets in the country.”

Crypto & DEFI Forum will explore conversations across eight content tracks, focusing on Blockchain & Web3 Innovations, Policy & Regulation, Market trends and investments, financial inclusion and accessibility, security and risk management, building the ecosystem, education and awareness, use cases and applications.

Crypto & DEFI Forum will equally provide an unrivaled opportunity for crypto solutions providers to showcase their offerings to industry leaders, investors, and end-users. For more information about the event or to discuss partnership opportunities, please visit here.