Antigua and Barbuda Drafts Laws to ‘Implement’ Bitcoin
The government of Antigua and Barbuda is drafting laws “for the implementation of Bitcoin,” according to a local publication. The decision may have been influenced by online gambling mogul Calvin Ayre and even the self-proclaimed “Bitcoin creator” Craig Wright. Drafting Bitcoin Laws. EP Chet Greene, Antigua & Barbuda Minister of Trade and Consumer....
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