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Despite CBN Ban On Crypto, Bitcoin Usage Increases By 27%

While the Central Bank of Nigeria has prohibited Nigerian financial institutions from engaging with anything crypto-related for the past three months, recent data shows that its people are gradually looking for other ways to access the world’s most famous cryptocurrency. According to data obtained from Usefultulips (a Bitcoin analytic data provider), Bitcoin peer-to-peer trading use in Nigeria has increased by 27% since the CBN directive went into effect 85 days ago, with Nigerians moving over $103 million worth of Bitcoins through just the Paxful and LocalBitcoins networks alone. Despite the recent N5/$ rebate scheme launched by the Central Bank of […]