Nigeria’s ENaira CBDC Goes Live

Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the eNaira, is live following an announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. The official unveiling of the eNaira – designed to complement Nigeria’s physical currency, not replace it – took place Monday having been announced last week. The eNaira was developed by fintech company Bitt, whose Digital Currency […]

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Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the eNaira, is live following an announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.

  • The official unveiling of the eNaira – designed to complement Nigeria’s physical currency, not replace it – took place Monday having been announced last week.
  • The eNaira was developed by fintech company Bitt, whose Digital Currency Management System (DCMS) is also behind the East Caribbean CBDC.
  • Two applications for using the CBDC – eNaira speed wallet and eNaira merchant wallet – are available for download from the Google and Apple app stores.
  • The eNaira was originally slated for launch on Oct. 1, but was delayed in deference to the 61st anniversary of Nigerian independence that same day.
  • Some 500 million eNaira ($1.21 million) have already been minted central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele said at the official launch.
  • Nigeria’s government and central bank struggled with the rise of cryptocurrency in the country, leading to a ban on crypto transactions within the banking sector in February. Four months later, plans were announced to introduce the eNaira.

Read more: Nigeria’s CBDC: The Good, Bad and Ugly

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