Malaysian deputy finance minister responds to proposal to legalize Bitcoin
Similar to countries like Indonesia, Malaysia has not banned crypto trading but the government doesn't want to adopt crypto for payments. An official at the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia reportedly opposed the idea of adopting cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method following recent crypto-friendly proposals by the deputy communications minister.Malaysia has no plans to recognize BTC as legal tender, deputy finance minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah said in a parliamentary meeting on Thursday, according to a Bloomberg report.“Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are not suitable for....
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