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

“India has officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender,” the tweet sent by hackers from his account read.

From Seattle Times

Sept. 7: El Salvador becomes the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, a controversial move pushed by the young, headstrong and exceptionally popular president, Nayib Bukele.

From Los Angeles Times

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account was hacked with a message saying India had adopted bitcoin as legal tender and would distribute it to all citizens.

From BBC

In September El Salvador became the world’s first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, a move that generated global media attention but also attracted criticism from the opposition and foreign financial institutions.

From Reuters