Les utilisateurs nigérians de crypto réagissent à la décision de Paxful de fermer

• Nigerian crypto users believe Paxful’s demise will make it difficult for most users in the country.
• La Banque centrale du Nigéria a interdit le commerce et les transactions de crypto en 2021.
• Le régulateur financier a affirmé que cette décision visait à limiter l'utilisation des crypto-monnaies pour des crimes tels que le blanchiment d'argent, les achats d'armes et le financement du terrorisme.

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Peer-to-peer marketplace Paxful announced on Tuesday that it would shut down its operations due to the departure of key employees, regulatory uncertainties, and a recent lawsuit filed by one of the company’s co-founders. While the decision was shocking to the broader crypto market, Nigerian crypto users seem to be the most affected.

Nigerians relied on Paxful’s peer-to-peer marketplace to carry out crypto transactions following a ban on crypto trading in the country. A Chainalysis rapport a classé le Nigéria au 8e rang pour l'utilisation et l'adoption de la cryptographie. Les recherches sur Google ont également montré que les Nigérians étaient les utilisateurs de crypto les plus curieux.

Accounting service provider Recap created a list of the top 50 crypto hubs and Nigerian cities Lagos (14) and Ibadan (24) ranked among some of the top cities. However, Paxful has a huge role in this growth. Paxful is credited with expanding Nigeria’s crypto industry with its peer-to-peer service.

In a 2022 interview with Business Africa Insider, Paxful’s CEO named Nigeria as its plus grand marché, with 1.5 million users and over $1.5 billion in volume. However, the company’s demise has left users in the region stranded for alternatives.

Chima Lewechi, 30, told Bitnation that Paxful helped him trade gift cards for Bitcoin and that losing the exchange was a “disaster” for the Nigerian crypto community. Some other Nigerian users explained that Paxful proved useful in exchanging dollars for the Nigerian naira.

Réagissant à la situation, Maxwell Ugonna, un commerçant de crypto, a déclaré à Bitnation,

Paxful made it easy to use crypto despite the CBN’s ban. But the company’s closure leaves me concerned about the future of cryptocurrency in Nigeria and the world at large.

Most crypto users are concerned about getting their funds back following Paxful’s announcement on Tuesday. However, Paxful’s CEO, Ray Youssef, reassured users in a tweet that the company was working to clear users’ send-outs.

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