> as many as 33.4 million Nigerians have either owned or traded cryptocurrencies

Out of 221,5 million which makes it about 15%.

See also this article on CoinDesk:

*Nigeria's CBDC eNaira Used for Nearly $10M Worth of Transactions Since October*
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/08/19/nigerias-cbdc-enaira-used-for-nearly-10m-worth-of-transactions-since-october
https://archive.ph/uFYjd

As well as an earlier post, here on SN:

*Nigeria's e-naira CBDC -- “There is apathy”*
https://stacker.news/items/47497
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/lenders-are-thwarting-digital-currency-s-adoption-in-nigeria
https://archive.ph/a6mEA

And see this post, here on SN, as well:

*Visualized: The State of Central Bank Digital Currencies*
https://stacker.news/items/63262
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-the-state-of-central-bank-digital-currencies


KenyaCoin

The steady depreciation of the naira has seen many residents of Africa’s most populous nation pivot toward cryptocurrencies, even though the central bank ordered commercial lenders to stop transactions or operations in digital tokens. While there are 270,000 active users of e-naira, as many as 33.4 million Nigerians have either owned or traded cryptocurrencies, according to a report by KuCoin, a Seychelles-based crypto exchange.

Only about 45% of adults in the nation with more than 200 million people have bank accounts, according to the World Bank.

The link for this post is using an archive for the article on Bloomberg's website.  An archive has no paywall, no subscription requirement, and can be easier to read.  The original article, on Bloomberg's website is:

Nigeria Seeks to Boost E-Naira Users 10-Fold as Cryptos Grow

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-18/nigeria-seeks-to-boost-e-naira-users-10-fold-as-cryptos-grow

bitcoin

> The steady depreciation of the naira has seen many residents of Africa’s most populous nation pivot toward cryptocurrencies, even though the central bank ordered commercial lenders to stop transactions or operations in digital tokens. While there are 270,000 active users of e-naira, as many as 33.4 million Nigerians have either owned or traded cryptocurrencies, according to a report by KuCoin, a Seychelles-based crypto exchange. 

> Only about 45% of adults in the nation with more than 200 million people have bank accounts, according to the World Bank. 

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The link for this post is using an archive for the article on Bloomberg's website.  An archive has no paywall, no subscription requirement, and can be easier to read.  The original article, on Bloomberg's website is:

*Nigeria Seeks to Boost E-Naira Users 10-Fold as Cryptos Grow*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-18/nigeria-seeks-to-boost-e-naira-users-10-fold-as-cryptos-grow