Gli utenti crypto nigeriani reagiscono alla decisione di chiudere Paxful

• Nigerian crypto users believe Paxful’s demise will make it difficult for most users in the country.
• La Banca centrale della Nigeria ha vietato il trading e le transazioni di criptovalute nel 2021.
• Il regolatore finanziario ha affermato che la mossa era quella di frenare l'uso delle criptovalute per crimini come riciclaggio di denaro, acquisto di armi e finanziamento del terrorismo.

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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 rapporto ha classificato la Nigeria all'ottavo posto nell'utilizzo e nell'adozione delle criptovalute. Le ricerche su Google hanno anche mostrato che i nigeriani erano gli utenti crittografici più curiosi.

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 mercato più grande, 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.

Reagendo alla situazione, Maxwell Ugonna, un commerciante di criptovalute, ha dichiarato a 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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