{"id":28710,"date":"2024-04-24T12:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/cbn-disowns-notice-on-cryptocurrency-transactions\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:05:19","slug":"cbn-disowns-notice-on-cryptocurrency-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/cbn-disowns-notice-on-cryptocurrency-transactions\/","title":{"rendered":"CBN disowns notice on cryptocurrency transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria says a notice circulating on social media about the risk of cryptocurrency is fake news.<\/p>\n<p>The Apex disclosed this via its official X account, urging the public to disregard the purported notice for all Deposits Money Bank, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, and other Financial Institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The notice reminded \u201cInstitutions that dealing in cryptocurrencies and facilitating payments for cryptocurrency exchanges is prohibited\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, CBN said the content doesn\u2019t originate from it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis information does not originate from the Central Bank of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor authentic updates, please visit the official website,\u201d CBN wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the CBN governor, during the Bank\u2019s 293rd Monetary Policy Committee meeting, said over $26 billion funnelled through Binance.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, said the anti-graft agency froze about 300 accounts to ensure the safety of the foreign exchange market.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian government had continued clamping down on Binance and other cryptocurrency platforms amid efforts to defend the Naira in the foreign exchange market.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1092207 size-large\" 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