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All rates →KWIQ Naira Crypto Report · December 2020
Bitcoin passed its 2017 record and $20,000 in December 2020
Bitcoin rose 47.1% in December 2020, from $19,714 to $28,990, and ether rose 19.6%. USDT’s market rate had a median of ₦480.11, 26.5% above the CBN’s official rate, which averaged ₦379.5.
Based on public market data: Coinbase prices, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s official rate and naira prices on a leading Nigerian crypto exchange. KWIQ’s own figures start in May 2021. How we measure
Bitcoin at the end of the month
$28,990
Up 47.1% on the month
CBN official rate, end of month
₦379.5
Averaged ₦379.5 per dollar
USDT market rate, median day
₦480.11
26.5% above the official rate
Bitcoin in naira, market price
₦13,600,002
At the end of the month
Bitcoin and ether in dollars
Bitcoin rose 47.1% in December 2020, from $19,714 to $28,990, with a high of $29,322 (a new record) and a low of $17,580. Ether rose 19.6%, to $738.
Bitcoin’s price at the end of each of the last 12 months, in US dollars.
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| Month | Bitcoin | Ether |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | $9,335 | $180 |
| Feb 2020 | $8,525 | $217 |
| Mar 2020 | $6,424 | $133 |
| Apr 2020 | $8,624 | $206 |
| May 2020 | $9,447 | $232 |
| Jun 2020 | $9,136 | $225 |
| Jul 2020 | $11,352 | $347 |
| Aug 2020 | $11,655 | $434 |
| Sep 2020 | $10,780 | $360 |
| Oct 2020 | $13,805 | $387 |
| Nov 2020 | $19,714 | $617 |
| Dec 2020 | $28,990 | $738 |
The naira: official and market rates
The CBN’s official rate stayed at about ₦379.5 per dollar. USDT’s market rate ranged from ₦465.98 to ₦489.87 a day, with a median of ₦480.11, 26.5% above the official rate.
Naira per dollar at the market rate, the median day of each month.
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| Month | Official | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | ₦306.46 | ₦360.98 | +17.8% |
| Feb 2020 | ₦306.45 | ₦360 | +17.5% |
| Mar 2020 | ₦327.06 | ₦400 | +22.3% |
| Apr 2020 | ₦360.5 | ₦412.93 | +14.5% |
| May 2020 | ₦360.5 | ₦435.99 | +20.9% |
| Jun 2020 | ₦360.5 | ₦442.44 | +22.7% |
| Jul 2020 | ₦360.5 | ₦450.99 | +25.1% |
| Aug 2020 | ₦376.79 | ₦468.51 | +24.3% |
| Sep 2020 | ₦379.5 | ₦463.99 | +22.3% |
| Oct 2020 | ₦379.55 | ₦465.26 | +22.6% |
| Nov 2020 | ₦379.5 | ₦476 | +25.4% |
| Dec 2020 | ₦379.5 | ₦480.11 | +26.5% |
What happened in December 2020
The month’s main events in crypto, and in Nigeria.
- On 16 December Bitcoin passed $20,000 for the first time, and it ended the year at $28,990.
What it meant in naira
Two examples at market prices, to show how the month’s moves added up for someone holding crypto in Nigeria. They aren’t the rates KWIQ paid.
- $100 in USDT was worth about ₦48,987 on the first day of the month and ₦47,599 on the last.
- 0.01 BTC was worth about ₦136,000 at the end of December 2020, against ₦94,410 a month earlier.
2020 in numbers
From the first day of January to the last day of December.
- Bitcoin rose 304.6%, from $7,166 to $28,990.
- The CBN’s official rate went from ₦306.5 to ₦379.5 per dollar.
- The naira’s market rate went from ₦362.55 to ₦475.99 per dollar, so the naira lost 23.8% of its value against the dollar at that rate.
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.
- The market rate is the naira price of USDT on a leading Nigerian crypto exchange: the median of its daily closing prices, counting only days with trades.
- Events are as reported at the time. They’re listed for context, not as the cause of any price move.
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