legal tender

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The country's move to make bitcoin legal tender in September 2021 effectively closed the doors to IMF financing.

From Reuters

The Salvadoran leader is eager to make the Central American country a cryptocurrency hub, adopting bitcoin as legal tender in 2021 and unveiling plans to create the world's first "bitcoin city."

From Reuters

The government in Monrovia had said the notes in circulation were no longer legal tender.

From BBC

Nigeria's Supreme Court has ruled that old banknotes remain legal tender until the end of the year, bringing relief to millions affected by a chaotic redesign of the naira notes.

From BBC

Nigeria’s cash-dependent informal sector, which by one estimate makes up almost 58 percent of its economy, has been badly hit by people not having access to legal tender.

From Washington Post