Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal currency: presidency
- Economy
- AFP
- Published Date: 02:35 | 27 April 2022
- Modified Date: 02:37 | 27 April 2022
The Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, the president's office said Wednesday, becoming the second country in the world to do so behind El Salvador.
Lawmakers unanimously adopted a bill that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the CFA franc and legalised the use of cryptocurrencies, and President Faustin Archange Touadera signed the measure into law, his chief of staff Obed Namsio said in a statement.