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Egyptian Central Bank Limits Cash Withdrawals, Bitcoin Fixes This

Christina Comben by Christina Comben
2 years ago
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As panic and uncertainty mount due to the coronavirus, Egypt has become the latest country to limit bank withdrawals. Individuals can now only take out a maximum of $635 per day from their bank and just $317 from ATMs. Bitcoin fixes this.


Egypt Banks Limit Cash Withdrawals

According to the New York Times on Sunday, Egypt’s Central Bank has instructed banks across the country to apply temporary daily withdrawal limits and deposits.

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This latest move is meant to control inflation in the country and prevent citizens from hoarding cash during the pandemic.

Egyptian banks have been instructed to apply temporary limits on daily withdrawals and deposits in a move seemingly designed to control inflation and hoarding during the coronavirus' spread.

If someone can restrict it, it's not your money.https://t.co/tXW40uhViu

— Vis (@Vis_in_numeris) March 30, 2020

The daily limit for individuals has been dropped to 10K Egyptian pounds ($635) at bank branches and 50,000 pounds ($3,100) for companies. Only businesses that need to withdraw money to pay their employees will be exempt from the limits.

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The restrictions come after a wave of mass withdrawals from banks in the country. Central bank governor Tarek Amer stated on Sunday that as much as 30 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.91 billion) were taken out of banks in the last three weeks. He said:

We found that individuals are withdrawing money from the banks although they did not need it … they withdrew 30 billion pounds in the past three weeks. We want some discipline. We live in a society and we have to think of others.

Bitcoin Fixes This

As Bitcoin advocate Vis pointed out on Twitter:

This is why Bitcoin was created

Egypt’s registered cases of coronavirus are currently just under 800. However, the country’s health service is vastly unprepared to treat a mass epidemic. Moreover, Egypt has a propensity for high inflation which could deepen the crisis further. According to sources cited in the article:

This could reduce hoarding and panic buying and contain prices

Perhaps it could. But it boils down to the same problem that is as old as banking institutions itself. If someone can restrict your money, it’s not your money.

No one can limit your Bitcoin. No central banker can step in and decide how much you choose to transact. As we’re starting to see from Cairo to New York, that is most certainly not the case with fiat.

Do you think the cash limits will drive Bitcoin adoption in Egypt? Add your thoughts below!


Images via Shutterstock, Twitter @Vis_in_Numeris

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