Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, first country ever
Published on: Monday 13 March 2023
The Parliament of El Salvador has passed with 62 out of 84 votes a bill submitted by President Nayib Bukele to classify Bitcoin as legal tender, thus becoming the first country in the world to adopt a cryptocurrency. Its use as legal tender will go into law in 90 days.
News source: https://en.mercopress.com/2021/06/10/bitcoin-legal-tender-in-el-salvador-first-country-ever
