{"id":24890,"date":"2022-04-25T04:01:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T08:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=24890"},"modified":"2022-04-25T04:01:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T08:01:16","slug":"central-african-republic-becomes-first-african-nation-to-accept-bitcoin-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/central-african-republic-becomes-first-african-nation-to-accept-bitcoin-btc\/","title":{"rendered":"Central African Republic Becomes First African Nation To Accept Bitcoin (BTC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin (BTC) continues to gain global acceptance despite high volatility and price corrections this year in 2022. According to recent reports, the Central African Republic has joined El Salvador as the second country to recognize Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-BTC-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Central African Republic Becomes First African Nation To Accept Bitcoin (BTC)\" class=\"wp-image-24893\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-BTC-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-BTC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-BTC-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-BTC-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-BTC-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-BTC.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Central African Republic accepts BTC<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Changepeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, also tweeted about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1518296144450887680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1518296144450887680%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoingape.com%2Fcentral-african-republic-adopt-bitcoin-btc-legal-tender%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF.jpg\" alt=\"Central African Republic Becomes First African Nation To Accept Bitcoin (BTC)\" class=\"wp-image-24892\" width=\"526\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF.jpg 563w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CAF-150x86.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that Bitcoin shall now be accepted as a form of payment thereby making the Central African Republic the first country on the continent to do so. According to Forbes Monaco, the bill was unanimously supported by the National Assembly, putting Bitcoin (BTC) at the center of the country's economic recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calixte Nganongo, the finance and budget minister, and Gourna Zacko, the minister of the digital economy, post services, and telecommunications, together submitted a draft law that recognizes Bitcoin as a legal currency and lays out the legal framework for cryptocurrency regulation. As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/forbes.mc\/article\/first-african-country-adopt-bitcoin-legal-currency-central-african-republic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes Monaco,<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cThe application of the legal-tender implies the acceptance of cryptocurrencies as a legal means of payment established through specific legislation. With cryptocurrencies, the Central African Republic is moving towards a new, avant-garde path of development and economic performance, a dynamic field which is popular among investors around the world and ever-present as full-fledged assets in the portfolios of the world\u2019s largest financial players\u201d.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Transforming CAF's Digital Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent development will pave the path for the Central African Republic's digital infrastructure to be transformed. It will also give a big push to the use of blockchain technology innovation which is crucial for the project's implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CAF's opposition parties have also backed the decision, hoping that digital assets will benefit the country's larger population. The law has received support from the parliamentary groups Mouvement Coeurs Unis (MCU) and Mouvement National des Ind\u00e9pendants (MOUNI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Countries that are under increasing economic pressure are seeing Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a means to get out of their economic debts. It looks like the Bitcoin adoption snowball effect has just started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) continues to gain global acceptance despite high volatility and price corrections this year in 2022. According to recent reports, the Central African Republic has joined El Salvador as the second country to recognize Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. Changepeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, also tweeted about it. 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