Crypto ban tightens in Nepal

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Nepal has asked all ISPs to ban access to cryptocurrency related websites. Will the country succeed in implementing the crypto ban?

Nepalese authorities have pledged to strengthen their anti-crypto stance. Last year in April, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (TPA) warned against the use of cryptographic instruments that are not legally recognized in the country.

In 2022, the Nepal Police Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) also reportedly arrested people involved in the crypto business. In a recent notice, the government reiterated the 2022 ban and ordered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to prevent the use of cryptocurrency websites.

Nepal orders ISPs to block access to cryptocurrency websites

Despite the crypto ban last year, adoption was growing in Nepal. The nation ranked 16th in a Chainalysis report on the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index.

The Nepalese government took note of the growing adoption and therefore tightened the ban by asking ISPs to prevent access to cryptocurrency-related websites. The government has warned against actions against those who do not follow the instructions.

The Nepal notice translates to, Instructions have been issued by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority to all Internet service providers (including email) to prevent the use, operation and management of virtual media, including including online networks in Nepal, and to take steps to prevent access to such websites, applications or online networks.

On the other side, the central bank of Nepal is planning to launch a CBDC.

Can governments implement the crypto ban?

Over time, various countries, such as Nigeria, China, Qatar, Bangladesh, etc., have banned cryptocurrencies in one way or another. But are governments able to contain the ban?

YouTuber Coin Bureau thinks Nepal will struggle to block crypto.

Time and time again, governments will have to relearn that they cannot “block” crypto. China couldn’t do it with the “great firewall”, so Nepal is going to have a hard time. pic.twitter.com/nY4KAXiJjO

— Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) January 10, 2023

Since 2017, China has made several attempts to ban cryptocurrencies, but it has one of the largest crypto owners in the world. Maximilian Mai, the co-founder of BerlinDAO, believes that cryptocurrencies are popular in China due to a repressive government, strict capital controls and massive state surveillance.

Similarly, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) banned banks from facilitating crypto exchanges or serving crypto users in 2021. However, the CBN could not contain the crypto ban and it is remained popular among Nigerian citizens. Now, Nigeria is eagerly waiting to regulate cryptocurrency to flow with global economic innovations.

According to a BloombergOpinion source, China and Nigeria have the second and third highest crypto transactions respectively in the world. China has 93.1 million people and Nigeria has 63.8 million people using crypto despite the ban.

Source: Twitter

Considering these high usages despite the crypto ban, the community jokes, if you want to promote the use of crypto in your country, ban it.

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Disclaimer

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