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All rates →KWIQ Naira Crypto Report · April 2018
Bitcoin rose 33.4% in April 2018, to $9,244
Bitcoin rose 33.4% in April 2018, from $6,929 to $9,244, and ether rose 69.7%. The CBN’s official rate averaged ₦305.11 per dollar.
Based on public market data: Coinbase prices, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s official rate and Quidax’s naira markets. KWIQ’s own figures start in May 2021. How we measure
Bitcoin at the end of the month
$9,244
Up 33.4% on the month
CBN official rate, end of month
₦305.2
Averaged ₦305.11 per dollar
Ether at the end of the month
$670
Up 69.7% on the month
Bitcoin’s high for the month
$9,763
Low: $6,450
Bitcoin and ether in dollars
Bitcoin rose 33.4% in April 2018, from $6,929 to $9,244, with a high of $9,763 and a low of $6,450. Ether rose 69.7%, to $670.
Bitcoin’s price at the end of each of the last 12 months, in US dollars.
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| Month | Bitcoin | Ether |
|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | $2,303 | $229 |
| Jun 2017 | $2,455 | $280 |
| Jul 2017 | $2,857 | $201 |
| Aug 2017 | $4,744 | $389 |
| Sep 2017 | $4,339 | $302 |
| Oct 2017 | $6,445 | $304 |
| Nov 2017 | $9,903 | $434 |
| Dec 2017 | $13,863 | $741 |
| Jan 2018 | $10,100 | $1,105 |
| Feb 2018 | $10,307 | $850 |
| Mar 2018 | $6,929 | $395 |
| Apr 2018 | $9,244 | $670 |
The naira: official and market rates
The CBN’s official rate stayed at about ₦305.11 per dollar. Quidax’s naira market figures start in August 2018, so this report has the official rate only.
The CBN’s official rate, naira per dollar, the average of each month.
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| Month | Official | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | ₦305.04 | No data | – |
| Jun 2017 | ₦305.21 | No data | – |
| Jul 2017 | ₦305.36 | No data | – |
| Aug 2017 | ₦305.17 | No data | – |
| Sep 2017 | ₦305.39 | No data | – |
| Oct 2017 | ₦305.12 | No data | – |
| Nov 2017 | ₦305.4 | No data | – |
| Dec 2017 | ₦305.81 | No data | – |
| Jan 2018 | ₦305.28 | No data | – |
| Feb 2018 | ₦305.39 | No data | – |
| Mar 2018 | ₦305.24 | No data | – |
| Apr 2018 | ₦305.11 | No data | – |
What happened in April 2018
The month’s main events in crypto, and in Nigeria.
- On 6 April the Reserve Bank of India told banks to stop serving crypto businesses.
How we measure
- Bitcoin and ether prices are Coinbase’s daily prices in US dollars (UTC days): the first day’s opening price, the last day’s closing price and the month’s high and low.
- The official rate is the Central Bank of Nigeria’s central rate for the US dollar, on the days the CBN published one.
- Quidax’s naira markets start in August 2018. Until then this report has the official rate only, which in this period valued the naira well above the rates in Nigeria’s other dollar markets.
- Events are as reported at the time. They’re listed for context, not as the cause of any price move.
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