Acknowledging BTC Sovereignty, Nigeria Becomes Bellwether For Hyperbitcoiniza...

Acknowledging BTC Sovereignty, Nigeria Becomes Bellwether For Hyperbitcoiniza...

Today, the Senate of Nigeria —which has similar legislative powers to the U.S. Senate — shared notes from its daily proceedings. Among the presentations of bills and reports was discussion of a recent reminder from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that financial institutions are prohibited from facilitating any accounts transacting with cryptocurrency exchanges. During that discussion, a Nigerian official made a concession that many Bitcoiners champion, but few governmental representatives have ever made. Senator Sani Mohammad Musa announced that Bitcoin has all but superseded Nigeria’s....


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