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All rates →KWIQ Naira Crypto Report · May 2017
Bitcoin rose 66.4% in May 2017 and passed $2,000 for the first time
Bitcoin rose 66.4% in May 2017, from $1,385 to $2,303, and ether rose 183.9%. The CBN’s official rate averaged ₦305.04 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
$2,303
Up 66.4% on the month
CBN official rate, end of month
₦304.9
Averaged ₦305.04 per dollar
Ether at the end of the month
$229
Up 183.9% on the month
Bitcoin’s high for the month
$2,806
A new record
Bitcoin and ether in dollars
Bitcoin rose 66.4% in May 2017, from $1,385 to $2,303, with a high of $2,806 (a new record) and a low of $1,371. Ether rose 183.9%, to $229, after setting a new record.
Bitcoin’s price at the end of each of the last 5 months, in US dollars.
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| Month | Bitcoin | Ether |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2017 | $970 | $10.70 |
| Feb 2017 | $1,195 | $16.40 |
| Mar 2017 | $1,089 | $50.18 |
| Apr 2017 | $1,385 | $80.87 |
| May 2017 | $2,303 | $229 |
The naira: official and market rates
The CBN’s official rate stayed at about ₦305.04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2017 | ₦304.7 | No data | – |
| Feb 2017 | ₦304.81 | No data | – |
| Mar 2017 | ₦305.9 | No data | – |
| Apr 2017 | ₦305.55 | No data | – |
| May 2017 | ₦305.04 | No data | – |
What happened in May 2017
The month’s main events in crypto, and in Nigeria.
- On 12 May the WannaCry ransomware attack hit computers around the world and demanded ransoms in Bitcoin.
- Bitcoin passed $2,000 for the first time during the month.
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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