Binance to stop services in Nigerian Naira amid crackdown on crypto exchanges
March 5, 2024
Binance will stop all transactions and trading in Nigeria’s local currency after March 8 amid a country-wide crackdown on crypto exchanges that have been blamed by authorities for feeding a black market for foreign exchange.
It will stop supporting withdrawals after Friday and any remaining balances in Nigerian Naira will be automatically converted into Tether – a stablecoin whose value is pegged to the U.S. dollar.
They were still in custody, their local lawyer said before a parliamentary committee on Monday.
REUTERS