Topic: [2018-03-01] Nigeria's Central Bank Again Warns on Crypto Investments (Read 109 times)
March 02, 2018, 01:37:34 AM
Most bitcoin users in Nigeria use foreign exchanges for their transactions bypassing the local exchanges due to the constant threats by the central bank against the local exchanges e.g NairaEx however majority of the users mainly use bitcoin for trading purposes not ponzi schemes as stipulated by CBN many Nigerians have access to binance, poloniex, localbitcoin, paxful and they also have access to a local forum where private transactions is carried between invididuals.
March 01, 2018, 06:59:10 PM
Nigeria's Central Bank Again Warns on Crypto Investments
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its warning against cryptocurrency investments.
In a press release issued Wednesday, the CBN warned residents and financial institutions that cryptocurrency investments are unprotected, and investors face risks such as exchange bankruptcy and market volatility.
The release states that dealers in cryptocurrency, such as NairaEx, a Nigeria-based bitcoin trading platform, are "not licensed or regulated by the CBN."
The commentary follows previous messages sent to Nigerian financial institutions in early 2017, in which the CBN advised domestic banks to distance themselves from cryptocurrencies, warning "not to use, hold or transact in any way with the technology."
Despite that, the remarks come at a time when Nigeria has seen growing interest in cryptocurrency investments. According to data from Coindance, weekly trading volume on Localbitcoins in Nigeria surged 500 percent in 2017.
As previously reported by CoinDesk, Nigeria was among the top countries using the "bitcoin" search term, according to Google Trends in 2017, alongside South Africa, Slovenia, Netherlands and Austria.
However, according to a report by Quartz Africa, partially accounting for Nigeria's internet search levels - in addition to controls placed on the country's capital outflow - is a bitcoin-related Ponzi scheme that reportedly resulted in 2 million residents losing a combined $50 million in early 2017.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/nigerias-central-bank-again-warns-on-crypto-investments/
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its warning against cryptocurrency investments.
In a press release issued Wednesday, the CBN warned residents and financial institutions that cryptocurrency investments are unprotected, and investors face risks such as exchange bankruptcy and market volatility.
The release states that dealers in cryptocurrency, such as NairaEx, a Nigeria-based bitcoin trading platform, are "not licensed or regulated by the CBN."
The commentary follows previous messages sent to Nigerian financial institutions in early 2017, in which the CBN advised domestic banks to distance themselves from cryptocurrencies, warning "not to use, hold or transact in any way with the technology."
Despite that, the remarks come at a time when Nigeria has seen growing interest in cryptocurrency investments. According to data from Coindance, weekly trading volume on Localbitcoins in Nigeria surged 500 percent in 2017.
As previously reported by CoinDesk, Nigeria was among the top countries using the "bitcoin" search term, according to Google Trends in 2017, alongside South Africa, Slovenia, Netherlands and Austria.
However, according to a report by Quartz Africa, partially accounting for Nigeria's internet search levels - in addition to controls placed on the country's capital outflow - is a bitcoin-related Ponzi scheme that reportedly resulted in 2 million residents losing a combined $50 million in early 2017.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/nigerias-central-bank-again-warns-on-crypto-investments/
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