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There is no doubt that the recent central bank reaction is expected given the exigency of the suffocating situation of the Nigeria economy as it struggles to keep its head above water in the devastating environment of the ravaging pandemic. The Central Bank of Nigeria recently harvested wide-ranging criticism following its sudden directives to deposit money banks to sever all dealings with account holders certified to have any dealings in digital currency. THE BAN ON DIGITAL CURRENCY | THISDAYLIVE
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and rapper Jay-Z want to make Bitcoin the “internet’s currency.” The two are putting their digital money where their mouths are by forming a blind trust to work on the mission. Jay Z and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey want to make Bitcoin the ‘internet’s currency’ – CNET
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said they are analyzing and reviewing the currency denominational structure as the country transitions into a cash-lite and non-coin society. BSP reviews currency for cash-lite, coinless society – Manila Bulletin (mb.com.ph)
London was overtaken by Amsterdam as the main European market centre in January, as more shares were traded in the Dutch capital. London dominating EU with almost half of world’s currency trading despite Amsterdam surge (msn.com)
| Currency pairs | Exchange Rate as of 4:15 pm 8 February 2021(1) | As of 10:09 pm EST Exchange Rate as of 14 February 2021(2) | |
| AUD/USD | 0.7656 | 0.7768 | |
| USD/CAD | 1.2781 | 1.2678 | |
| USD/CNY | 6.4664 | 6.4542 | |
| EUR/USD | 1.2035 | 1.2128 | |
| USD/INR | 72.8500 | 72.5700 | |
| GBP/USD | 1.3714 | 1.3868 | |
| USD/JPY | 105.4400 | 105.0400 | |
| USD/MXN | 20.1300 | 19.9154 | |
| USD/DKK | 6.1785 | 6.1338 | |
| USD/NOK | 8.5428 | 8.4263 |
