Against the backdrop of attempts by the Nigerian authorities to explain problems in the economy by the actions of crypto investors, unknown people spread a fake promise from the central bank (CBN) of this African country to begin blocking the bank accounts of users of four large crypto exchanges.

The message went out around the world on Wednesday, April 24. On behalf of the CBN, it was announced that Bybit, KuCoin, OKX and Binance exchanges do not have official status as virtual asset providers and are not licensed to operate in Nigeria. And therefore, all organizations and individuals who previously had accounts on the Bybit, KuCoin, OKX and Binance exchanges will have their bank accounts blocked. Holders of blocked accounts will be prohibited from making any debit transactions, that is, withdrawing cash or making payments.

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Jokers managed to convince some major world media outlets like Cointelegraph of the reality of this document. However, late in the evening, this message was removed from the original source on social network X, and the CBN issued an official denial of the news: “This information did not come from the Central Bank of Nigeria. For reliable updates, visit the official website of the Bank.”

Recent events, such as the accusation of the Binance exchange of deliberately collapsing the rate of the country's national currency, the demand for compensation of $10 billion, as well as the arrest of two high-ranking employees of the largest crypto trading platform, have forced us to perceive the fake tweet as a logical stage of repression by supervisory authorities.

Earlier it became known that the regional manager of the Binance crypto exchange for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from custody in Nigeria, was discovered and detained in Kenya. The Kenyan government intends to extradite Anjarwalla back to Nigeria.