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Malaysia should adopt crypto as legal tender, ministry says

FILE PHOTO: A representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this illustration taken Aug 6, 2021. (Reuters)

Malaysia should adopt Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as legal tender, the deputy minister of the Communications and Multimedia Ministry said.

“We hope the government can allow this,” Zahidi Zainul Abidin said in Parliament on Monday, responding to a question from an opposition member of the legislature. 

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