THELOGICALINDIAN - A anatomy apery cryptocurrency and blockchain stakeholders in Nigeria has abutting added crypto industry players in advancing the contempo Central Bank of Nigeria CBN charge to banks The CBN adjustment which seeks snuff out crypto entities from the cyberbanking arrangement took aftereffect on February 5 2024
Not Just a Mere Reiteration
In a statement, the body, accepted as the Blockchain Industry Coordinating Committee of Nigeria (BICCON), additionally dismisses the CBN’s affirmation that the new charge is aloof a “mere reiteration” of what it said in January 2017. The latest charge finer banned banking institutions from accouterment casework to bodies and/or entities transacting in cryptocurrency.
Further, the BICCON castigates the CBN for declining to accord “any able apprehension or cloister adjustment of any cloister of competent jurisdiction.” Also highlighting the alacrity as able-bodied as the anarchic accomplishing of the order, the BICCON reveals how some crypto companies accept been afflicted by this decision. The BICCON explains:
Still, the adumbrative anatomy addendum that the ban ability face acknowledged challenges back “there is currently no legislation by the National Assembly criminalizing or illegalizing barter in cryptocurrency in Nigeria.”
Senators Oppose CBN Directive
Meanwhile, above-mentioned to the absolution of the media account by the BICCON, some associates of the Nigerian Senate had bidding action to the CBN directive. According to reports, the Nigerian Senate wants the CBN to explain this decision, and the governor, Godwin Emefiele is set to arise afore the aldermanic body.
However, at atomic one Senator, Sani Musa has appear out in support of the CBN directive. In a speech, Musa claims cryptocurrencies, abnormally BTC, accept fabricated the Nigerian bill “almost useless.” Another regulator, the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission additionally says it endorses the CBN directive. Reports adduce the regulator saying:
The SEC, which ahead appear affairs to regulate cryptocurrencies, is answer the credible changeabout claiming there is added charge to “analyse and bigger accept the risks.” The regulator, however, denies that there are “contradictions and inconsistencies” amid what the SEC said in September 2020 and its accepted attitude with account to the CBN directive.
Countering False Assertions
In the meantime, the BICCON account additionally responds to some of the apocryphal assertions about cryptocurrencies that are broadcast by the CBN in its aftereffect statement. Next, the anatomy additionally lays out what Nigeria, which is already the largest cryptocurrency bazaar on the African continent, stands to lose if the ban is not “reviewed or reversed.”
According to BICCON, Nigeria stands to absence out on “boosting remittances into the country.” Remittances beatific via crypto balustrade accept accurate to be popular with a growing area of Nigeria’s departer community. Moreover, the adumbrative anatomy says if this charge is not reviewed, the country will see the “death of centralized cryptocurrency exchanges in Nigeria, decidedly aboriginal cryptocurrency exchanges who should be accepting authoritative abutment to become globally competitive.”
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