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All rates →KWIQ Naira Crypto Report · January 2020
Bitcoin rose 30.3% in January 2020, to $9,335
Bitcoin rose 30.3% in January 2020, from $7,166 to $9,335, and ether rose 39.8%. USDT’s market rate had a median of ₦360.98, 17.8% above the CBN’s official rate, which averaged ₦306.46.
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
$9,335
Up 30.3% on the month
CBN official rate, end of month
₦306.5
Averaged ₦306.46 per dollar
USDT market rate, median day
₦360.98
17.8% above the official rate
Bitcoin in naira, market price
₦3,253,001
At the end of the month
Bitcoin and ether in dollars
Bitcoin rose 30.3% in January 2020, from $7,166 to $9,335, with a high of $9,575 and a low of $6,855. Ether rose 39.8%, to $180.
Bitcoin’s price at the end of each of the last 12 months, in US dollars.
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| Month | Bitcoin | Ether |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2019 | $3,792 | $134 |
| Mar 2019 | $4,095 | $141 |
| Apr 2019 | $5,271 | $160 |
| May 2019 | $8,554 | $268 |
| Jun 2019 | $10,761 | $290 |
| Jul 2019 | $10,087 | $219 |
| Aug 2019 | $9,601 | $172 |
| Sep 2019 | $8,305 | $181 |
| Oct 2019 | $9,159 | $182 |
| Nov 2019 | $7,556 | $152 |
| Dec 2019 | $7,166 | $129 |
| Jan 2020 | $9,335 | $180 |
The naira: official and market rates
The CBN’s official rate stayed at about ₦306.46 per dollar. USDT’s market rate ranged from ₦356.4 to ₦366.32 a day, with a median of ₦360.98, 17.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2019 | ₦306.27 | ₦354.25 | +15.7% |
| Mar 2019 | ₦306.42 | ₦360.53 | +17.7% |
| Apr 2019 | ₦306.46 | ₦362.55 | +18.3% |
| May 2019 | ₦306.45 | ₦359.86 | +17.4% |
| Jun 2019 | ₦306.45 | ₦358.82 | +17.1% |
| Jul 2019 | ₦306.44 | ₦356.76 | +16.4% |
| Aug 2019 | ₦306.43 | ₦356.72 | +16.4% |
| Sep 2019 | ₦306.42 | ₦355.17 | +15.9% |
| Oct 2019 | ₦306.46 | ₦356.6 | +16.4% |
| Nov 2019 | ₦306.45 | ₦357.43 | +16.6% |
| Dec 2019 | ₦306.45 | ₦360.01 | +17.5% |
| Jan 2020 | ₦306.46 | ₦360.98 | +17.8% |
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 ₦36,255 on the first day of the month and ₦35,950 on the last.
- 0.01 BTC was worth about ₦32,530 at the end of January 2020, against ₦25,730 a month earlier.
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.
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