FG imposes $10 billion fine on Binance
The Federal Government has fined cryptocurrency trading firm Binance $10 billion for allegedly impacting the nation's forex crisis.
This was revealed in a Friday interview with the BBC by Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu's special advisor on communication and strategy.
In Nigeria, Onanuga claims, Binance made significant profits from its "illegal transactions," while the country sustained enormous losses.
He mentioned that Binance has no presence or registration in Nigeria.
Onanuga claims that users fixed dollar-naira exchange rates arbitrarily using the platform. He claimed that the practice had a detrimental effect on the value of the regional money.
He added that the Binance team had already stopped naira-related transactions on the platform and was working with the Nigerian government by giving helpful information.
Onanuga said, “The platform fixes the exchange rate in Nigeria, which is illegal. The Central Bank of Nigeria is the only authority that can fix the exchange rate for Nigeria.
“Binance harbours a lot of people who fix exchange rates which impacted the country badly at a time when the government is trying to stabilize the economy,” he added.
The presidential advisor went on to say that Binance was responsible for the recent Naira value decline of nearly 70% because to currency speculation that drove up foreign exchange prices.
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