The crypto community in Nigeria has applauded Europe's new Crypto Asset Market Supervisory Authority (MiCA), especially its regulations on stablecoins. They see these regulations as beneficial and emphasize the importance of aligning crypto projects with local interests to protect national currencies. In a recent conversation, Nigerian data and policy analyst Obinna Uzoije discussed the potential lessons that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) can learn from the European MiCA. According to Uzoije, stablecoins are currently the most widely used crypto asset, especially in Africa, where the volume of transactions using stablecoins exceeds that of any other form of digital asset. A harmonized set of regulations would provide much-needed clarity to potential cryptocurrency investors, streamlining the investment process between different countries by removing knowledge of various national regulations. This clarity could reduce regulatory uncertainty and make the ECOWAS region more attractive to investors, which is a major global barrier to cryptocurrency investment.