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Board Politics and society (Naija)
Re: Can Bitcoin Impact the Nigeria Economy despite the flaws on ground?
by
Jostern
on 03/04/2025, 17:51:36 UTC
If there is one thing I like doing, is addressing issues/questions once and for all without going back to them again, and that's why I don't reply to threads that has been created over and over again.

I'm not an Economist, so I don't really know much about how the Economy works, but this country has taught me and millions of people out there, that an economy can be good, bad or terrible, so it doesn't make me novice either.

If I'm not mistaken, I want to believe that I have read few replies and threads on this local board concerning Bitcoin reserve and it's impact if eventually implemented. I have tried to understand how a reserve works, but I have been really struggling to process how it will help the Nigeria Economy if eventually implemented.

To me, having a Bitcoin reserve will demand a good level of transparency, especially on how our fiat currency is been printed. We have so much relied on the sales of crude oil, but still yet, we don't even feel like an oil producing nation.

From Tax payers money, Increase in VAT, Crude oil revenue, and even the excess money we print, we are still lacking so much in terms of Economic strength. IMO, I think the solution to our Economy crisis lies in our own hands(more of transparency), rather than having a reserve that we can't implement properly.

And to wrap it up, I think Bitcoin can only impact our lives as individuals in this country, rather than seeing it as the bigger picture to the solution to our nation's economic shambles (pardon).

So, rather than it's individual benefits to us, do you think Bitcoin can impact the Nigerian Economy despite the flaws that are already on ground?.
Well I really don’t understand how bitcoin can help our economy or improve our economy, the current situation and economic problems we have in Nigeria isn’t something that bitcoin can solve, The Nigerian government can’t adopt it as a currency or national reserve that is to say you’re killing businesses for the banking sector. And the government knows the amount of revenue and tax returns that is coming from the banking sectors. From my understanding and knowledge I think Bitcoin can only help and individuals investment. It can’t be used as a federal reserve or national reserve. And it can’t help our economy in any way.