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February 7, 2021

Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, others also banned cryptos: CBN

The regulator also said its decision was not in any way inimical to the development of FinTech or technology-driven payment solutions.

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
February 5, 2021

CBN bans Nigerians from buying, selling bitcoin, other cryptos

In 2020, crypto marketplace Paxful reported that Nigeria had the world’s second-largest Bitcoin by trading volume.

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. [CREDIT: Bloomberg]