legal tender

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In 2021, El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender alongside the US dollar.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Pennies will remain legal tender, so they can still be used or exchanged for other cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

In 2021 he made Bitcoin legal tender nationwide, and though the experiment has largely been a failure, it has attracted crypto bros and tech opportunists.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2025

Suddenly I realized — a shock to the system! — you needed legal tender in order to live.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

He introduced a voucher system, which at first functioned as a form of credit, but gradually became a substitute for legal tender.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende