Central African Republic Becomes Second Country to Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender

The news comes even as data suggests Bitcoin isn’t popular in El Salvador, the first country to accept the cryptocurrency as a legal tender.

Bitcoin has officially been recognized as a legal currency in the Central African Republic Agence France-Presse reports, making it the second country in the world to officially adopt it as an official

tender.“There’s a common narrative that sub-Saharan African countries are often one step behind when it comes to adapting to new technology,” Central African Republic Finance Minister Herve Ndoba said to

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