OKX has stopped its p2p service for Nigerian customers

[Coyster]

If you are an OKX user here, you must have found out by now that you can no longer trade crypto for Naira in that platform. E be like say our government don secretly warn this platform and told them to stop offering trading in Naira for Nigerians. First it was Binance, now it is OKX, i dey believe say very soon trading in Naira in centralized exchanges no go dey possible again.



E be like say the fight against crypto by our government no go stop anytime soon, so e better make everybody begin protect themselves and their funds, they might start blocking bank accounts at the slightest suspicion of any involvement in crypto transactions.

[Amphenomenon]

This is just becoming more annoying, they are going for the top exchanges, maybe soon Bybit will just do the same, I really will like to know the essence of all these.
Actually this changes was probably done today because I still remember doing p2p there yesterday. What annoy me most in all these is from the fact it is clear this is not the main problem in our naira devaluation.

E be like say the fight against crypto by our government no go stop anytime soon, so e better make everybody begin protect themselves and their funds, they might start blocking bank accounts at the slightest suspicion of any involvement in crypto transactions.

I think that news earlier this year about the unbanning of any crypto related transactions from CBN was just to lure others in order to do this because the way they are acting now is way off from those who support cryptocurrency adoption.
Thank God fee is currently pretty low, we can try using https://peachbitcoin.com/ or any other DEX from here https://kycnot.me/

[Charles-Tim]

That is why decentralized exchanges are existing. The liquidity is small but I believe as naira P2P is banned on centralized exchanges, likely the liquidity on decentralized exchanges might increase.

We have incompetent government and regulators. They should continue to tackle their incompetence in a wrong way.

[Coyster]

Actually this changes was probably done today because I still remember doing p2p there yesterday.

Yes, this morning, the news is not everywhere yet, but you can find it on Twitter. So many people were trying to trade crypto for Naira on OKX this morning, but they found out that they couldn't do so, after inquiring about it in OKX's official "Help Desk" page, they got the information i posted in the OP.

We have incompetent government and regulators. They should continue to tackle their incompetence in a wrong way.

So incompetent, our government no know wetin dem dey do, and it is very typical of them to go after things that are not the cause of the actual problem.

[SmartGold01]

Well today very early in the morning I was trying to see how I can some p2p trade I noticed my app wasn't loading correctly so I had to go back to play store to update my app, after which I tried going back to the p2p trade all to my noticed I found out that NGN has been disabled and I was like what's really happening here. Which way forward our country people, if time not taken same thing will be applicable to the rest exchange and please could you guys ref me the best place to buy NGN.

[Charles-Tim]

Well today very early in the morning I was trying to see how I can some p2p trade I noticed my app wasn't loading correctly so I had to go back to play store to update my app, after which I tried going back to the p2p trade all to my noticed I found out that NGN has been disabled and I was like what's really happening here. Which way forward our country people, if time not taken same thing will be applicable to the rest exchange and please could you guys ref me the best place to buy NGN.

It is worth knowing that the removal of naira P2P on OKX is not the cause of the exchange app not to load. There are sometimes the exchange app may not load. Although not common. I mostly experience that on Binance.

[SmartGold01]

Well today very early in the morning I was trying to see how I can some p2p trade I noticed my app wasn't loading correctly so I had to go back to play store to update my app, after which I tried going back to the p2p trade all to my noticed I found out that NGN has been disabled and I was like what's really happening here. Which way forward our country people, if time not taken same thing will be applicable to the rest exchange and please could you guys ref me the best place to buy NGN.

It is worth knowing that the removal of naira P2P on OKX is not the cause of the exchange app not to load. There are sometimes the exchange app may not load. Although not common. I mostly experience that on Binance.

But sometimes if I uses VPN I got it easily accessed without even incurring much difficulty.
Yes, Binance during their period if removing p2p priors to their notice I keep observing that the app has been malfunctioning like not allowing Nigerians to have smooth access to the site, that was then a friend told me to download VPN after which it works smoothly without evening keep loading the window.

[Nwada001]

Another one down; which one is next? It's just a matter of time before they finally reach all centralised exchanges and disable anything that has to do with NGN on their platform. They are on the losing side if they don't even know it, and their way of tackling all these things won't bring about any positive change. 
 
Just like they did last time they banned crypto, there has been the rise of P2P trades on all platforms, so if they eventually succeed in getting NGN trade off the centralised market, then people will start fully using Dex.
 
There will always be a way, and when they want to regulate all these exchanges and want Nigerians to use them back, it will be way too late for them as better options will already be adopted by Nigerians.

[Doan9269]

If you are an OKX user here, you must have found out by now that you can no longer trade crypto for Naira in that platform. E be like say our government don secretly warn this platform and told them to stop offering trading in Naira for Nigerians. First it was Binance, now it is OKX, i dey believe say very soon trading in Naira in centralized exchanges no go dey possible again.



E be like say the fight against crypto by our government no go stop anytime soon, so e better make everybody begin protect themselves and their funds, they might start blocking bank accounts at the slightest suspicion of any involvement in crypto transactions.

I don't know why the government continue to see the wrong vision concerning the win of the naira currency with dollar gaining momentum steadily, this is not about the crypto exchanges, they are not the ones causing naira devaluation against dollars, the country economy is bad and if nothing is done to tackle on this, things will always remain the way they have been, stopping the use of p2p will not be the end of the use of USD in Nigeria, there are many dependencies in the economy whereby we make use of the foreign exchange in achieving them, including the ones being under the control of the government, they also have to use dollar in some certain extent.

[Igebotz]

If you are an OKX user here, you must have found out by now that you can no longer trade crypto for Naira in that platform. E be like say our government don secretly warn this platform and told them to stop offering trading in Naira for Nigerians. First it was Binance, now it is OKX, i dey believe say very soon trading in Naira in centralized exchanges no go dey possible again.

I raised alarm about some duvious movement on the p2p marketplace on the other forum a few days ago - there are few p2p Marchants ( could be Govemment agents) coming on these marketplace to set a ridiculous rate to score cheap point and to have reasons to go against these platforms.. there was this Marchant who set his buying rate at N1,500 while the official black market rate was between N1,300- 1,350.

I suspect something like this would happen - the Govemment and Nigerians are careless about everything. Tbh.

[nelson4lov]

The Government doing everything possible to make crypto seem like the culprit for the worsen economy. One thing I learnt from the Binance P2p shutdown was the fact that the problems in the country span far beyond P2p market. The economy is generally weak. They're going to go after Bybit next. It's no brainer at this point. I would be pleasantly surprised if decentralized p2p markets come up and govt tries to attack them too as they have done the centralized ones without knowing it's not going to work.

After Bybit is taken down, we'll go back to WhatsApp and TG groups before decentralized p2p markets make their stand? It needs to happen soon.

[Igebotz]

The Government doing everything possible to make crypto seem like the culprit for the worsen economy. One thing I learnt from the Binance P2p shutdown was the fact that the problems in the country span far beyond P2p market. The economy is generally weak. They're going to go after Bybit next. It's no brainer at this point. I would be pleasantly surprised if decentralized p2p markets come up and govt tries to attack them too as they have done the centralized ones without knowing it's not going to work.

After Bybit is taken down, we'll go back to WhatsApp and TG groups before decentralized p2p markets make their stand? It needs to happen soon.

Decentralized exchanges are there ready to use but the volume is extremely low for Naira p2p trading since most Nigerian do not know much about DEX exchanges and how it works - CEX makes p2p very easy and safer that's only reason it's more popular.

Back to the old traditional p2p ? Money go loss oooo, the only best way I see is Bitcoin to gift cards then trade it to Naira.

[Antotena]

E be like say the fight against crypto by our government no go stop anytime soon, so e better make everybody begin protect themselves and their funds, they might start blocking bank accounts at the slightest suspicion of any involvement in crypto transactions.

There where speculations that the platform was used to manipulate the usdt p2p market and if this is true, I support the motion that they willingly exited before the government comes for them because they are making USDT/NGN trade as a tool for manipulating the FX market and this is pushing the government to finally make crypto an unfriendly environment. Yesterday, moniepoints announced that they are going to be suspending any accounts engaging in crypto transaction and today, Opay released the same memo, this is giving crypto a bad name.

I just think that Tinubu government doesn't want to be too strict because of his reelection in the second term, if all this naira manipulation were to be in his second tenure, they would have ban crypto but for now, they are playing politics.

[DaNNy001]

I don't know why the government continue to see the wrong vision concerning the win of the naira currency with dollar gaining momentum steadily, this is not about the crypto exchanges, they are not the ones causing naira devaluation against dollars, the country economy is bad and if nothing is done to tackle on this, things will always remain the way they have been, stopping the use of p2p will not be the end of the use of USD in Nigeria, there are many dependencies in the economy whereby we make use of the foreign exchange in achieving them, including the ones being under the control of the government, they also have to use dollar in some certain extent.

E dey very obvious say our government never still know we're dey pain dem for body. Them just wan use this crypto wey men take they guide as excuse to their own failure. I no even understand where this country politics sef dey go, I think say the senate been talk about the government sending negative signals to the international? Now where them dey wey all this thing's still dey happen, Abi them don carry money block their mouth? Anyway Na God go help us for this country oo. My prayer Na be say make e no just affect the remaining exchange wey dey come join this mempool congestion wey dey ground oo.

[Wiwo]

Back to the old traditional p2p ? Money go loss oooo, the only best way I see is Bitcoin to gift cards then trade it to Naira.

I think gift card is part of virtual asset and at that the government will still be after it trading too, but btwn Nigerians will always fine they way around,  and just as you said it will take time and high risk, but since the government have decided to do a selective fight to recover the worsening value of the naira and choosing exchanges as major target I think it certainly sure for us that we are going to witnessed a tough time ahead and soon all the known centralized exchange will  delist naira from their trading pair.

Much more also the eas of carrying out p2p transactions I going to be greatly effected but you know our government with lack of followup on policies so very soon their going to choose other sector to take their fight to when the discovere that cryptocurrency trading or even the USDT is not the problem and reason for naira weak value.

[Cossyblack]

If you are an OKX user here, you must have found out by now that you can no longer trade crypto for Naira in that platform. E be like say our government don secretly warn this platform and told them to stop offering trading in Naira for Nigerians. First it was Binance, now it is OKX, i dey believe say very soon trading in Naira in centralized exchanges no go dey possible again.

I raised alarm about some duvious movement on the p2p marketplace on the other forum a few days ago - there are few p2p Marchants ( could be Govemment agents) coming on these marketplace to set a ridiculous rate to score cheap point and to have reasons to go against these platforms.. there was this Marchant who set his buying rate at N1,500 while the official black market rate was between N1,300- 1,350.

I suspect something like this would happen - the Govemment and Nigerians are careless about everything. Tbh.

Since e don dey obvious say govt want shut down crypto currency activities for Naija. As a great leader wey you be 4 diz forum,Wetin go be your advice to your fellow bitcoiners as d matter don be like diz.so that make person no com fall victim for diz our wicked govt hands.

[Stepstowealth]

One thing I learnt from the Binance P2p shutdown was the fact that the problems in the country span far beyond P2p market.

They should have observed that as well but because they are incompetent they choose to play ignorance and continue to blame the P2P market for their incompetence in handling the economic situation of the country that has been handed to them. Even the past administration did not do this much.

Back to the old traditional p2p ? Money go loss oooo, the only best way I see is Bitcoin to gift cards then trade it to Naira.

The gift card method dey sharp because many vendors still dey wey dey buy gift cards. But will our government not suddenly plan something against giftcards?

[Josefjix]

E dey very obvious say our government never still know we're dey pain dem for body. Them just wan use this crypto wey men take they guide as excuse to their own failure. I no even understand where this country politics sef dey go, I think say the senate been talk about the government sending negative signals to the international? Now where them dey wey all this thing's still dey happen, Abi them don carry money block their mouth? Anyway Na God go help us for this country oo. My prayer Na be say make e no just affect the remaining exchange wey dey come join this mempool congestion wey dey ground oo.

We go de alright as far as we set our pass well. God go help us because the life de show us real pepper. Our government don finally comot food for people mouth this year. Weytin be their problem sef? Because I no just understand how the whole matter de Waka. The government have succeeded in banning P2P on binance and now they've focused  their attention on OKEX. How P2P merchants go de survive now? Life for Nigeria no friendly at all but as things de go roughly, make we no give up but focused on the main objectives.

[Coyster]

Since e don dey obvious say govt want shut down crypto currency activities for Naija. As a great leader wey you be 4 diz forum,Wetin go be your advice to your fellow bitcoiners as d matter don be like diz.so that make person no com fall victim for diz our wicked govt hands.

Make we dey calm for now, no rush go sell all your coins because say our government don dey very hostile to crypto. Some centralized exchanges still dey allow crypto to Naira trade on their platform, wetin dey fear me pass for now be say our government don instruct banks to block accounts of any user who is involved in crypto transactions and to expose their personal info to them.

That being said, make everybody begin learn how to trade in decentralized exchanges, because that could be the only option pretty soon, but even then the fear would be that we don't get our accounts blocked one day, but it will be hard for them to prove that you were involved in a crypto transaction.

[Gozie51]

All in the bid to protect the Naira wey dem too dey follow bring down. How many of the government officials dey spend Naira or use Nigerian goods (if there is even Nigerian goods) . I hear of a governor that doesn't spend Naira even before he was made a governor, so that means that kind person wey no dey spend Naira for the country follow dey bring the Naira down. It is not enough to begin close shop for P2P trading just because you feel say people dey follow hype dollar against Naira while dey themselves dey run after dollar in all their transactions. This no be fair treatment to the Nigerian public and P2P traders now don begin see food comot from their mouth. Except na to go begin use decentralized system but me I no see say all these blocking and banning of Naira P2P to be the solution. Make them fix the economy but they are very inept to do that but only to carry inefficiency dey victimize Nigerians.