Panama Gets A Crypto Bill, Moves One Step Closer To Becoming An Official Cryp...

Panama Gets A Crypto Bill, Moves One Step Closer To Becoming An Official Cryp...

After El Salvador’s move to give Bitcoin a legal tender, the National Assembly of the Central American country, Panama, passed a bill on Thursday to enact regulations for the commercialization and use of cryptocurrency in the republic.  If the President of the National Assembly, Laurentino Cortizo, approves the bill, private and public companies would be […]


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