Nigeria: No Legal Backing for Virtual Currencies, CBN Warns

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday cautioned Nigerians to be wary of investments in cryptocurrency, stressing that virtual currencies are not legal tender in Nigeria.

A statement issued by the bank on Wednesday, said cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, ripples, monero, litecoin, dogecoin, onecoin and exchanges such as NairaEx were not licensed or regulated by the CBN.

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