The Central African Republic, allegedly, Bitcoin It has become the second country in the world and the first in Africa to accept it as a legitimate currency.
Central African Republic Parliament Allegedly Declares Bitcoin as Official Currency
According to the news reported by Forbes Monaco, the country’s national assembly unanimously passed the law, which it hopes will mediate economic recovery and peacebuilding in the country.
Gourna Zacko, minister of the digital economy, postal services and telecommunications, and Calixte Nganongo, minister of finance and budget, are both in the Central African Republic. cryptocurrency initiated and presented the legislative framework for currency regulation as well as the draft law establishing Bitcoin as an official currency.
The fact that Bitcoin has become the legitimate currency in the country means that the legal infrastructure to pay with this cryptocurrency has passed through parliament.
“Country Opposition Also Supported the Voting of the Law”
According to the statement made by the authorities with the draft law, the digital infrastructure of the Central African Republic will completely change with the adoption of Blockchain technology.
The parliamentary groups Mouvement Cœurs Unis (MCU) and Mouvement National des Indépendants (MOUNI), which were initially critical of the project, allegedly later voted in favor of the law.
As it is known, the Central American country El Salvador made history by taking the title of the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as its official currency.
However, it was noted that the official currency of the country is BTC on the English Wikipedia page of the Central African Republic. Let us remind you that the news has not been fully confirmed yet.
CZ, CEO of Binance, one of the largest exchanges in the world, tweeted that “The Central African Republic has adopted Bitcoin”.
The Central African Republic adopts #bitcoins.
— CZ 🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) April 24, 2022
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