Analysing the CBN's cryptocurrency exchange restriction

Last week, I made two mistakes. 

It was another Thursday night, and I was in the corner of my room trying to write an article for Friday's publication. I often prefer to talk about something the government has done, but that night, there was barely any news on that front. 

To quote myself from last week: "Not much has happened...My best friends at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have also been relatively quiet."

So, we published an article on Friday morning about why Nigeria does not work. It would be relevant enough to spark some discussions, I thought. For a few hours, I was happy with the article's reception. And then I got a phone call. 

It was my friend Segun, who has significant cryptocurrency holdings. I couldn't make out what he was frantically saying, but it had something to do with the CBN and "spoiling his market." 

So,