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KWIQ Naira Crypto Report · June 2018

Bitcoin ended June 2018 at $6,383, down 14.7% on the month

Bitcoin fell 14.7% in June 2018, from $7,485 to $6,383, and ether fell 21.5%. The CBN’s official rate averaged ₦305.37 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

$6,383

Down 14.7% on the month

CBN official rate, end of month

₦305.25

Averaged ₦305.37 per dollar

Ether at the end of the month

$453

Down 21.5% on the month

Bitcoin’s high for the month

$7,777

Low: $5,777

Bitcoin and ether in dollars

Bitcoin fell 14.7% in June 2018, from $7,485 to $6,383, with a high of $7,777 and a low of $5,777. Ether fell 21.5%, to $453.

$6,383
Jul 17Aug 17Sep 17Oct 17Nov 17Dec 17Jan 18Feb 18Mar 18Apr 18May 18Jun 18

Bitcoin’s price at the end of each of the last 12 months, in US dollars.

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MonthBitcoinEther
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
May 2018$7,485$577
Jun 2018$6,383$453

The naira: official and market rates

The CBN’s official rate stayed at about ₦305.37 per dollar. Quidax’s naira market figures start in August 2018, so this report has the official rate only.

₦305.37
Jul 17Aug 17Sep 17Oct 17Nov 17Dec 17Jan 18Feb 18Mar 18Apr 18May 18Jun 18

The CBN’s official rate, naira per dollar, the average of each month.

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MonthOfficialMarketGap
Jul 2017₦305.36No data–
Aug 2017₦305.17No data–
Sep 2017₦305.39No data–
Oct 2017₦305.12No data–
Nov 2017₦305.4No data–
Dec 2017₦305.81No data–
Jan 2018₦305.28No data–
Feb 2018₦305.39No data–
Mar 2018₦305.24No data–
Apr 2018₦305.11No data–
May 2018₦305.33No data–
Jun 2018₦305.37No data–

What happened in June 2018

The month’s main events in crypto, and in Nigeria.

  • Hackers stole tokens from two South Korean exchanges, Coinrail (10 June) and Bithumb (20 June).

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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