Explanation

El Salvador in 2021 become the first country in the world to officially classify Bitcoin as legal currency.

Additional information:

Bitcoin was invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008

It was initially released: On 9 January 2009

Code: BTC, XBT

White paper: "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"

Symbols: BTC, ฿, ₿

Bitcoin: a virtual currency

Central African Republic became the first African country to legalize the digital currency bitcoin in May 2022