SPECIAL REPORT: P2P Liquidity Dips in Tunisia Amid Heightened Banking Scrutiny
TUNIS, 2025 — Peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchanges have recorded a noticeable decline in liquidity during the first week of December. $TRX
Financial analysts attribute this sudden contraction to a wave of intensive bank inspections targeting individual accounts. Local banks have reportedly increased their surveillance of personal transactions to identify and flag potential unauthorized virtual asset trading.$TA
Sellers Retreat Under Regulatory Pressure
The increased scrutiny has created a climate of caution among the trading community. Many crypto sellers, fearing identity disclosure and subsequent legal repercussions, have either temporarily suspended their activities or shifted toward offline, face-to-face meetings. This migration is a direct response to the heightened risk of domestic bank accounts being permanently frozen by authorities.$TON
Despite the cooling of activity on mainstream platforms, the market has not disappeared; rather, it has evolved. Transactions are increasingly moving toward encrypted messaging applications to maintain a higher degree of anonymity and evade automated banking filters. This shift highlights the growing pressure from Tunisian regulatory bodies and the persistent demand for digital assets despite a challenging legal environment. As the state intensifies its oversight, the divide between the informal digital market and the traditional banking sector continues to widen.