Paraguay congressman advocates for making Bitcoin legal tender

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... congressman and the National Deputy of Paraguay Carlitos Rejala, who said on Twitter that Paraguay needs to do all it can to embrace crypto adoption and utilize it as legal tender like El Salvador. ...

Is Paraguay Looking to Make BTC Legal Tender? | Live Bitcoin News

The South American nation of Paraguay has allegedly caught the bitcoin bug and is now looking to make the asset legal tender soon.

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Not sure how influential this Congressman is or how widespread his interest is shared amongst his colleagues.

 

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Uraguay is the financial hub of SA. Paraguay should circulate large denomination silver coins or adopt the USD$.

 

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Some context on the Congressman from 2021:

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And all of this says nothing of the still very early and limited influence of Carlos Rejala, the young deputy leading the charge.

His Hagamos Party has only two seats out of 80 within the lower house of the legislature. Getting the votes needed to pass this kind of legislation is going to be virtually impossible. "Rejala does not have the power to get his bill passed," Fiorio said.
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Why Paraguay Isn't Going to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender - Decrypt

Congressman Carlos Rejala is determined to make Paraguay the next "Bitcoin nation." But Bitcoin won't be legal tender, and here's why.

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