Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured an order from the Federal High Court to freeze N548.6 million in bank accounts belonging to suspected crypto users on platforms like ByBit, KuCoin, and others, over their alleged involvement in naira fluctuation activities.
The motion, dated September 3, 2024, which the court relied on to freeze the funds, casts a fresh spotlight on major foreign crypto platforms, ByBit and KuCoin, accusing them of aiding the devaluation of the Nigerian currency.
I been think say this wahala done stop since I wasn't hearing much concerning this matter anymore but yesterday, this news comes my feed and it got me worried because innocent people go also follow for this case. E no get how you go tell me say everybody that was involved is or was a crypto P2P trader.
Even me too, I think say na only binance government say dey don't want in d country but it was a surprise to me to hear dis information from here now about Bybit and Kucoin, well, we need to b very careful in d exchange market because I think say na there EFCC for take all those accounts number to take permission from d high Court to freeze their account as a crypto users, dis is Nigeria, I don't think all of dem are crypto users because d government will use dis opportunity to involve their enemy or opposition party members to claim dat dey are among d people dat is fighting d progress of dis country, those who are still using Bybit and Kucoin exchange, we need to learn lesson from dis incident, so dat dey will not use us shine.
Money no safe anywhere again, either you leave more of your funds in Bitcoin in a self constodial wallets and they sell to Naira anytime you need am because no where safe again.
I agree wit u on dis, say our money no longer save in d bank in d country because for EFCC to freeze people account without hear from dem, show say we should b very careful with d huge amount of money we dey leave for bank, I don't think say I go dey leave big money for bank again than to continue to use dem to buy bitcoin and leave dem in my electrum wallet.