Binance, in a statement on Tuesday, advised users to withdraw their naira (NGN) assets, trade them or convert into crypto.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Binance has announced it is ending all services related to the naira.
This comes amid clampdown on the cryptocurrency platform by the Federal Government on the allegation of exploiting the naira.
Nigerian authorities believe the company manipulates the forex market and enables illicit movement of funds among other allegations.
However, Binance, in a statement on Tuesday, advised users to withdraw their naira (NGN) assets, trade them or convert them into crypto.
The statement read, “Users are encouraged to withdraw NGN, trade their NGN assets or convert NGN into crypto prior to the discontinuation of these NGN services.
“From 2024-03-08 08:00 (UTC), any remaining NGN balances in users’ Binance accounts will be automatically converted to USDT based on the conversion rate below.
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“Binance will not support deposits of NGN after 2024-03-05 14:00 (UTC). Withdrawals of NGN will not be supported after 2024-03-08 06:00 (UTC).
“After 2024-03-08 08:00 (UTC), Binance will convert any remaining NGN balances in users’ Spot and Funding wallets into USDT on behalf of users at a ratio of 1 USDT = 1,515.13 NGN.
“Please note that the conversion rate is calculated based on the average closing price of the USDT/NGN trading pair on Binance Spot in the last seven days.
“The conversion may take approximately up to 24 hours or longer. USDT tokens will be credited to users’ Spot wallets thereafter, and users can confirm receipt of the tokens via the Convert History page.
“If users hold less than 0.00000001 USDT worth of NGN in their Spot and Funding wallets, they will each receive 0.00000001 USDT in their Spot wallets after the conversion.”
Last week, the Federal Government detained two senior executives of Binance.
Nigeria is one of the largest peer-to-peer crypto markets in the world. Between July 2022 and June 2023, crypto transactions in the country reached $56.7bn, according to Chainalysis.
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