legal tender

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The top recommendation was to "safeguard monetary sovereignty and stability by strengthening monetary policy frameworks and do not grant crypto assets official currency or legal tender status."

From Reuters

A single Israeli shekel — legal tender in Gaza — lay glinting in the dirt outside a school, not far from a dead cat.

From New York Times

El Salvador recently said it would accept Bitcoin as legal tender.

From New York Times

Chivo is the bitcoin digital wallet launched last month by El Salvador’s government as part of its adoption of bitcoin as legal tender, alongside the U.S. dollar.

From Reuters

Last month, El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, which for years had served as the country's sole official currency.

From Reuters