my question is this, can BTC or crypto users play politics in Nigeria by coming out for councilor or other political office and he or she is well know as BTC or crypto users? I see some of our crypto and BTC users here, and dey have the knowledge to function in some political office if such opportunity is be offer or aquire by money or influence.
What is your opinion.
That our politicians don't come out openly to speak about Bitcoin, that doesn't mean they don't own it, or using it for cross border transactions, but they just decided to do it on a low key, but as time goes on we are sure to have knowledgeable crypto youths into the political space to speak on behalf of it's wide range usage and legalization, because I just came across this article below which after CBN banned Bitcoin, the Senate summoned CBN and a senator from Lagos spoke in support of Bitcoin, which shows that they are actually some politicians who know about Bitcoin and understand how it works.
Contributing to the debate on the motion, Solomon Adeola, senator representing Lagos west, said he is against the outright ban of cryptocurrency.
“I am strongly against the outright ban of this medium of exchange by the CBN,” the senator said.
“What the CBN should be telling Nigerians are the regulations put in place to regulate the activities of the operators.”
Opposing Adeola’s submission, Sani Musa, senator representing Niger east, said cryptocurrency has made the naira “almost useless or valueless”.
https://www.thecable.ng/senate-summons-emefiele-over-cryptocurrency-ban/amp