Brazilian cities want to allow their citizens to pay their local taxes in crypto – with the nation’s eighth largest city moving to allow residents to settle their bills in bitcoin (BTC) and other tokens from next year. Find out more!
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Concerns persist over digital assets: Although Emefiele spoke about plans to develop a digital currency, he expressed concerns over the uncertainty surrounding digital assets citing the price fluctuations of bitcoin following Elon Musk’s tweets.
When you consider his claim that most Nigerians involved in cryptocurrency use it for illegal purposes, one begins to wonder why the CBN plans to introduce a digital currency.
Following a quick surge at the beginning of the year, bitcoin prices have taken a hit in recent weeks. The latest devastating dip in the value of cryptocurrencies is still fresh in our memories, but it isn’t the worst the market has seen.