Confirming rumors that had been around for a few days, the Central African Republic has become the second nation in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. According to a statement from President Faustin Archange Touadera's office, the National Assembly passed and he has signed a bill drafted by the minister of digital economy, Gourna Zacko, and the minister of finance and budget, Calixte Nganongo. The legislation established a legal and regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, and made Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender alongside the existing CFA franc. “There’s a common narrative that sub-Saharan African countries ... (full story)