DeVere's Green: Bitcoin to become legal tender in three more countries this year

Panama, Paraguay and Guatemala

Lauren Mason
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Three more countries are likely to take El Salvador’s lead and make bitcoin legal tender in 2022, according to deVere’s group CEO Nigel Green, who said a dependence on the US dollar across developing countries leaves them “vulnerable” to currency fluctuations.

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