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NBE's Birr-Paired P2P Crypto Notice: A Deeper Legal And Policy Reading (And What It Means For Businesses & Investors)
On 27 February 2026, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued a public notice declaring that Birr-paired peer-to-peer (P2P) arrangements on trading platforms are not permitted unless explicitly authorized by NBE, and that any Birr-denominated P2P trading or exchange involving cryptocurrencies is prohibited.
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