{"id":13693,"date":"2021-11-13T15:06:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T14:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=13693"},"modified":"2021-11-13T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T14:06:35","slug":"central-bank-of-nigeria-cbn-insists-on-cdbc-usage-despite-bitcoin-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/central-bank-of-nigeria-cbn-insists-on-cdbc-usage-despite-bitcoin-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Insists On CDBC Usage Despite Bitcoin Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) urges Nigerians to embrace the eNaira, Africa's first central bank digital currency (CBDC), despite maintaining an anti-Bitcoin stance<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CBN-Insists-On-CDBC-Usage-Despite-Bitcoin-Ban.png\" alt=\"CBN Insists On CDBC Usage Despite Bitcoin Ban\" class=\"wp-image-13697\" width=\"1200\" height=\"650\" \/><figcaption>CBN Insists On CDBC Usage Despite Bitcoin Ban<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) Anti-Bitcoin Stance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria has been more aware of its CBDC advertising, or lack thereof since <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/elon-offloaded-6-9-billion-worth-of-tesla-stock.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13694\">Bitcoin<\/a> jumps have become common throughout the bull season. Because the Central Bank of Nigeria maintains its anti-Bitcoin stance, the government is unable to profit from Bitcoin bull markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Osita Nwanisobi, Director of the Central Bank's Corporate Communications Department, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/von.gov.ng\/2021\/11\/13\/cbn-urges-nigerians-to-embrace-e-naira-amid-surge-in-bitcoin\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/von.gov.ng\/2021\/11\/13\/cbn-urges-nigerians-to-embrace-e-naira-amid-surge-in-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke <span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>at the Lagos International Trade Fair, urging Nigerians to embrace the eNaira, Africa's first central bank digital currency (CBDC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Director stressed the qualities of the Nigerian CBDC, stating that it will enable financial diversity by permitting an innovative yet regulated and safe financial ecosystem, allowing people from all walks of life to join the digital currency bandwagon and embrace Web3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cThe e-Naira is expected to deepen financial inclusion by bringing more people into the financial space, support a resilient payment ecosystem, reduce the cost of processing cash, enable direct and transparent welfare intervention to citizens, increase transparency in revenue and tax collections, facilitate diaspora remittances, reduce the cost of financial transactions and improve the efficiency of payments\u2026Today, customers who download the eNaira Speed Wallet App will be able to onboard and create their wallet; fund their eNaira wallet from their bank account; transfer eNaira from their wallet to another wallet, and make payment for purchases at registered merchant locations.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the Nigerian CBDC a boon or a bane? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Last month, Nigeria became the first African country to <a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/breaking-nigeria-becomes-first-african-nation-to-launch-a-cbdc\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/breaking-nigeria-becomes-first-african-nation-to-launch-a-cbdc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> a CBDC, dubbed eNaira, last month, leaving Communist China in the dust. Despite the previous postponement, the Nigerian Central Bank stated that their goal was to launch a full product rather than meet deadlines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the country's history of financial inequality and lack of banking facilities for the poor, the Nigerian government expected the eNaira to lead the way toward the &#8220;evolution of money&#8221; with its introduction. <a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/90110-2\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/90110-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nigeria's Central Bank<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> even outlawed Bitcoin in order to boost the country's CBDC even more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, considering the country's financial polarization, a Bitcoin prohibition may have been a mistake given the current bull run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) urges Nigerians to embrace the eNaira, Africa&#8217;s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), despite maintaining an anti-Bitcoin stance Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) Anti-Bitcoin Stance Nigeria has been more aware of its CBDC advertising, or lack thereof since Bitcoin jumps have become common throughout the bull season. 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