Nigeria aims for millions of new eNaira users as it increases features, targe...
Nigerian Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele told attendees at the eNaira Hackathon that technical upgrades will add to the attractiveness and accessibility of the CBDC. The eNaira, Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), will enter the second phase of its expansion with new technology to beef up its user base, Nigerian Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele said Thursday, speaking at the 2022 eNaira Hackathon in Abuja. The eNaira, Africa’s first CBDC, was launched in October 2021.“The eNaira is a journey, not a one-time event,” Emefiele said, adding:“We don’t have a choice but to....
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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, will formally unveil the much anticipated Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, on Monday 25th, October 2021, at the State House in Abuja. Related Reading | New Convert: Anti-Crypto Central Bank Of Nigeria Set To Launch Digital Naira The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) first announced the […]
Nigerian government officials have big expectations regarding the eNaira. The rollout of the world's second central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is off to a rocky start. Last week, Nigeria rolled out its eNaira CBDC after the Bahamas became the first country in the world to launch theirs, known as The Sand Dollar, the year prior.In a statement quoted by local news outlet The Nation, Central Bank of Nigeria, or CBN, Governor Godwin Emefiele said "overwhelming interest and encouraging response". Similarly, President Muhammadu Buhari estimates that the eNaira could generate an additional....
Nigeria had earlier in the year announced it planned to launch its own CBDC. The eNaira was announced after the government had banned banks and financial institutions from facilitating crypto transactions in the country. The timeline for the launch of the eNaira has been put at sometime before the end of the year. Citizens of […]
CBN says the proposed central bank digital currency will offer parity of value and will operate as a non-interest-bearing CBDC. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued preliminary guidelines for its proposed eNaira digital currency.In a sensitization document sent to commercial banks in the country, the CBN outlined several design features of the central bank digital currency (CBDC).According to the document seen by Cointelegraph, Nigeria’s CBDC is codenamed “Project Giant” and will be pegged to the value of the naira.Thus, the eNaira will offer parity of value but will not be an....
"We're also excited that when working with central banks, we can do it in a way that is through regulation and compliance," says Bitt CEO Brian Popelka. Barbados, a paradise island in the West Indies, is known for its azure beaches, tidal waves, shipwrecks, homegrown grown Barbadian (Bajan) hospitality, and more recently, an influx of remote workers. Now, one can add cryptocurrency innovations to that list as well. Bitt, a Bajan fintech firm developing blockchain technology, has successfully created the eNaira central bank digital currency, or CBDC, for Nigeria and is on the path to....