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The Federal High Court of <a href="https://optimisus.com/market/market-news/nigerian-blockchain-committee-urges-balanced-resolution-to-binance-dispute/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Nigeria</a> has placed a freeze on around $38 million out of the total $50 million worth of crypto that was delivered to provide financial backing for the protests over the escalating cost of living in the country.The injunction was issued at the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu asserted that the government identified the origin of $50 million in crypto donations to the protesters and effectively prevented access to four of those wallets, which held a total of $38 million.The crypto address displayed a balance of zero and had never been utilized. <a href="https://optimisus.com/news/crypto-news/a-nigerian-court-denies-bail-for-binance-executive-tigran-gambaryan/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Nigerians</a> have been demonstrating against the escalating cost of living since the value of the naira has been steadily decreasing in relation to the dollar for more than a year.This has resulted in inflation reaching a 28-year peak of 33.2%. The naira&#39;s challenges have been attributed to crypto trading. In a statement earlier this year, Governor Olayemi Cardoso of the Bank of Nigeria alleged that Binance facilitated the unauthorized outflow of $26 billion from the country in the previous year, resulting in a significant loss of tax revenues.

Nigerian authorities move to freeze $38 million in crypto

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