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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country became the First Nation to accept bitcoin as Payment for its Citizenship Program?
A
Vanuatu
B
Fiji
C
Iceland
D
Greenland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wanted to build an entire “Bitcoin city” intended to be tax-free haven funded by providing $1 billion in government bonds. In 2021, El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender and became the first country in the world to do so.

Detailed explanation-2: -Details here. In September last year, El Salvador became the first country in the world to introduce Bitcoin as legal tender.

Detailed explanation-3: -Moreover, last year, a special economic zone on a specific tourist-centric island in Honduras, have adopted BTC as a legal tender as well. As of now, El Salvador and the Central African Republic (CAR) are the only two countries in the world where Bitcoin functions as a legal currency.

Detailed explanation-4: -El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country to use bitcoin as legal tender, alongside the US dollar.

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