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

Neon was independent, a free town where U.S. government greenbacks, not company scrip, was legal tender — but it thrived off the glow of coal nearby.

From Seattle Times

Making bitcoin legal tender all but closed the door to IMF hopes.

From Reuters

The deal's future has looked uncertain since El Salvador rebuffed IMF calls for the government to reverse its decision to make bitcoin legal tender last September.

From Reuters

Last year, the country became the first to adopt bitcoin as a legal tender, despite pushback from residents.

From Washington Post