The Central Bank of Nigeria says a notice circulating on social media about the risk of cryptocurrency is fake news
The Apex disclosed this via its official X account, urging the public to disregard the purported notice for all Deposits Money Bank, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, and other Financial Institutions.
The notice reminded “Institutions that dealing in cryptocurrencies and facilitating payments for cryptocurrency exchanges is prohibited”.
However, CBN said the content doesn’t originate from it.
“This information does not originate from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“For authentic updates, please visit the official website,” CBN wrote.